The 2024 Annual Planners' Forum starts today in #Tonga. Join us as the Government of 🇹🇴 leads the way in risk-informed development discussions. Let's collaborate for a resilient future! #PlannersForum2024. Supported by UN Women and UN Development

Grateful to present on #GESI to the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga 🇹🇴 An opportunity to highlight the #WEGET Policy, the #GenderMainstreaming Handbook, and the Tonga Strategic Deve Framework #TSDF. Many thanks to #WAGE and #PMO of #MIA #UNWomen #UNDP UN Women Pacific

Tonga National Planner Forum Day 1 and I was invited as panelist for discussions around lessons learned in risk informed development. Met wonderful friends Mele Mauala🇺🇦 including UNDP GOV4RES team and other CSO and national colleagues 🥰🥰

Lovely to spend time with HE Rachael Moore, Australia High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga to discuss alignment and support to #GendernEquality initiatives in the Kingdom. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 UN Women Pacific

When in #Tonga, you must have a crew! People who will always have your back and fill your stomach! 'Ofa atu❤️😘 Crystal ‘Ake

#Talanoa session day #3 of Tonga National Planners Forum. Time for reflection and sharing that will inform the collective mission of all participants. Talanoa is a generic term for discussion shared by Tongans, Samoans, and Fijians. #MIA #WAGE #PMO #UNWomen #UNDP UN Women Pacific

Malo 'aupito #Tonga! We've loved the opportunity to be here!

Great to have our second #GEDSI Development group meeting with #Tautai, #Tautua, #UNFPA, and #UNWomen participating today. We are all committed to supporting Government and partners to serve the women & girls of Samoa effectively 🇼🇸 #Faatasi #CommunityofPractice UN Women Pacific

#SIDS4GENDEREQUALITY Samoa joins the Gender Equality Forum with a delegation led by Prime Minister Hon Fiame Dr Naomi Mata’afa. More: unwo.men/1tfG50RTOtU #SIDS4 #SIDS4GenderEquality UN Women Caribbean Government of Samoa Themba Kalua @uninsamoa Permanent Mission of Samoa to the UN

#SIDS4GENDEREQUALITY | It's Day 1 at the Gender Equality Forum as Government representatives, Delegates, UN partners, women's human rights advocates,defenders begin to arrive for the opening event UN Women Caribbean SIDS4 Antigua & Barbuda UN Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu & Vanuatu UN Women AsiaPacific

#SIDS4GenderEquality | Samoa's PM Fiame Dr Naomi Mata’afa provided her opening reflection on video at the Gender Equality Forum. The Forum included inspiring opening remarks from Antigua and Barbuda Hon. Samantha Marshall, UN Women Caribbean Rep Tonni Brodber, CDB Therese Turner-Jones

NZ is pleased to partner with UN Women for this weekend’s Gender Equality Forum, highlighting the distinctive challenges that can hinder equality in SIDS.   🚺 We continue to support gender-responsive work to ensure SIDS’ ongoing path to resilient prosperity.   #SIDSGEForum

#SIDS4GENDEREQUALITY Mereseini Rakuita, Principal Strategic Lead, Pacific Women Lead Pacific Community advocates for stronger investment in women, gender responsive budgeting and inclusion of women in all spaces on the Plenary: Gender Equality as an Accelerator to Revitalise SIDS Economies

#SIDS4GENDEREQUALITY The last plenary of Day 1 at the Gender Equality Forum- 'Forging a Path to Inclusive, Sustainable & Peaceful Societies' moderated by the Pacific's very own Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Director, Climate Journalism, Solutions Journalist

#SIDS4GenderEquality | Themba Kalua, @uninsamoa Resident Coordinator during the reflection session at the end of Day 1 at the Gender Equality Forum providing a recap on discussions and closes with the saying, "If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go togethe."

The #SIDS4GenderEquality is in full swing! #SIDSGEForum #Equality4SIDSProsperity SIDS4 Antigua & Barbuda UN Women Pacific CDB Global Affairs Canada PAHO/WHO UNDRR UNESCO Caribbean #Education #Sciences #Culture ITC SheTrades ParlAmericas New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade United Nations Caribbean UN Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean CARICOM: Caribbean Community

The #SIDS4GenderEquality Forum is in full swing! #SIDSGEForum #Equality4SIDSProsperity SIDS4 Antigua & Barbuda UN Women Pacific CDB Global Affairs Canada PAHO/WHO UNDRR UNESCO Caribbean #Education #Sciences #Culture ITC SheTrades ParlAmericas New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade United Nations Caribbean UN Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean CARICOM: Caribbean Community

#SIDS4GenderEquality Yesterday, the Gender Equality Forum kicked off with excitement! Over 200 reps from government, civil society, academia, development partners and the private sector gathered to discuss key gender equality issues for SIDS 4 next week. Take a peek at day 1👇

Met four inspiring women entrepreneurs from #Fiji, #Samoa, #SolomonIslands, and #Vanuatu at #SIDS4 #MarketsForChange. Happy to be here to actively listen to SIDS leaders who are lifting up their economies and communities. #SIDS4GenderEquality @UNWomenPacific UN Women UN Development

Wise words from Hon Fiame Dr Naomi Mata'afa 👏