Great to see our #Pacific youth come together and discover their creative potential through an interactive session to assist in the development of a Pacific Youth Council📣 motif.

@pyccomss convening will see the 7th general assembly of the PYC and brings together youth representatives from 14 Pacific Island countries to reflect upon their journey, evaluate our progress, and chart a course, for the future youth of the Pacific: bit.ly/4aeUAsh

Investing in & partnering with Pacific youth & adolescent girls is crucial for unlocking the regions potential & ensuring long-term prosperity, this was one of the main messages shared at the official opening of Pacific Youth Council📣 Convening “Toe Timata le Upega” (Cast the net anew).

PWL Pacific Community’s Manager Programmes Tara Chetty and Communications Adviser, Jacqui Berrell spoke at various sessions during the 3rd Pacific Human Rights Conference on SOGIESC (sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.) which ends today.

Happy International Girls in ICT Day!

Today, the Pacific Girl team is excited to share an upcoming opportunity – the migration of the “Pacific Girl Maker” (an avatar creator on Picrew) to Pacific Community – for more info, email: [email protected]

Dr Audrey Aumua, Chair of the Pacific Women Lead Governance Board & Chief Executive of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, supports this weeks 3rd Pacific Human Rights Conference on #SOGIESC : bit.ly/3UyCnRR
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“As indigenous peoples of the Pacific we have a right to exist as we are,” said New Zealand's former Ambassador for Gender Equality Louisa Hareruia Wall at the 3rd Pacific Human Rights Conference on #SOGIESC . Media release has more details: phrcsogiesc2024.com/f/call-for-gre…

“This convening brings together key stakeholders for #genderequality for the Micronesian sub-region….” Pacific Community’s Mereseini Rakuita share this during the #MMWC2024 . For more information about the event, visit: bit.ly/49IVPj0
#Micronesia #GenderEquality

Hear from Susil Nelson-Kongoi CEO of PNG Institute of Banking and Business Management and Pacific Women Lead Governance Board member who delivered her keynote address during the PNG Women Lead annual learning & reflections workshop held in #POM , PNG recently: bit.ly/4ddLtdO

The Pacific Women Lead at SPC team were in Port Moresby, PNG this week working closely with the Office for the Development of Women, to progress a request from the PNG Government to support several priority actions on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The Federated States of Micronesia #FSM will host the next triennial Micronesian Ministers for Women Conference #MMWC to be held in 2027. Nauru was chair for this week's 2nd #MMCW2024 - the Nauru Media Facebook details the final day: bitly.ws/3iiMW

The An-Towepo Declaration summarising Micronesia’s gender equality and women’s empowerment priorities has been endorsed during the final session of this week’s Micronesian Ministers for Women Conference in Nauru. #MMWC2024

Family protection legislation takes time - it has been over 15 years since the country in the Pacific passed its law to end violence against women and girls #EVAWG . Now to ensure laws are used to and are not just word on paper - SPC's Neomai Maravuakula at this week’s #MMWC2024

Great to see adolescent girls and young women from Micronesia share their message at the official opening of the 2nd Micronesia Ministers for Women Conference held in Nauru. #MMWC2024 #GenderEquality

Intersecting issues such as violence, health, disability, culture & education impact women’s economic empowerment #WEE - Tara Chetty, Manager Programmes PWL at SPC @ Micronesian Ministers for Women Conference hosted by Republic of Nauru w/ Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Community DFAT
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Nauru Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Republic of Nauru Media Alert details this week’s 2nd #MMWC2024 bringing together ministerial delegations from 6 Micronesian countries. It’s hosted by the Government of Nauru w/Pacific Islands Forum & Pacific Community Pacific Women Lead Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺: bit.ly/3UvjRd7

#DYK – from June 2021-July 2023, Pacific Women Lead portfolio supported 9,381 women entrepreneurs with vital financial assistance & business development services: bit.ly/4cQPa9h.SPC is proud to be key implementing partner for the PWL portfolio with 3 other delivery partners.

Great progress made on the 1st day of #MMWC as delegations from 6 countries come together to agree on sub-region #GenderPriorities . Today’s conference opened with H.E President David Adeang and speakers including Pacific Community's Mereseini Rakuita – read bitly.ws/3i6eb

The 2nd #MMWC , hosted in Nauru, brings together women’s ministers & their delegations from across Micronesia to discuss and coordinate their sub-regional priorities for gender equality, to prepare for the Triennial Conference of Pacific Women: bit.ly/3TWTpaA

Sharing the first Pacific Women Lead whole-of-portfolio Annual Progress Report, detailing the collective impact & milestones achieved from 2021-2023 across the 4 delivery partners for Pacific Women Lead (PWL), including key implementing partner Pacific Community : bit.ly/4cQPa9h