Capturing the powerful messages from the IWD 2025 event! 🎥 ✨Celebrating the success of women market vendors. ✨ Advocating for more & stronger commitment to sustain their efforts and contributions. #IWD2025 UNDP Samoa UN Women Pacific UNFPA in the Pacific

Beyong #IWD, we advocate for more opportunities, stronger partnerships & right support to empower women in the markets. Meet Tulua Perez, her small shop at the Fugalei Market, sustains her family. With more support, her business thrives. Many others can do the same. 📷 MP Studios

Niue has validated its development priorities under the 2025–2027 Country Implementation Plan, reaffirming our shared commitment to sustainable development. Through dialogue with Govt, CSOs & private sector, we’re aligning UN support to ensure impact, coordination &

UN RC a.i. Aliona Niculita met with NZ High Commissioner to Niue, H.E. Mark Gibb, to strengthen collaboration on sustainable development. They discussed aligning support to areas where Niue needs it, such as energy security, climate finance, education, health, and GBV prevention.

Today, the new UN Resident Coordinator for the Samoa Multi-Country Office, Karla Hershey, presented her credentials to Prime Minister Hon. Fiame Naomi Mataafa. They discussed ways to ensure long-term impact and sustainability of support for Samoa's development priorities. 🇼🇸🤝 🇺🇳

Today, the UN Resident Coordinator Karla Hershey had a courtesy meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio. They discussed current global challenges, the importance of developing an inclusive and sustainable economy, and areas of UN support to further

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🌍 The UN Country Team was proud to support the UN Special Rapporteur’s visit to 🇼🇸 Samoa. His findings highlight serious environmental harms. We look forward to working with the Govt, civil society & partners to implement the recommendations. #HumanRights #Samoa #UN

📌 The Inaugural Meeting of the Samoa Economist Working Group (SEWG) was held on Wednesday 17th September 2025 at Lava Hotel, Apia. 🤝SEWG is a new technical platform to enhance collaboration among economists and advisers from UN agencies, development partners, International

✨Happy International Day of Sign Languages✨🌎

⏳One month left to apply for funding! Our annual grants call closes on 23 October 2025 at 1pm BST. Civil society organisations can apply for grants of up to £60,000. We fund projects that promote constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, focusing on

Yesterday, Karla Hershey, UN Resident Coordinator for the Samoa Multi-Country Office, presented her credentials to Niue’s Prime Minister, Hon. Dalton Tagelagi. With 30+ years of leadership in development and diplomacy, she reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to supporting Niue’s

Niue & the UN signed the CIP 2025–2027, a roadmap under People, Planet, Prosperity & Peace. The Resident Coordinator's visit also included dialogue with Civil Society to promote inclusive development. 🇳🇺🇺🇳🤝

Today we mark #WorldStatisticsDay under the theme “Driving Change with Quality Statistics and Data for Everyone” At today’s ceremony, UN RC Karla Hershey highlighted the importance of reliable and inclusive data to drive sustainable development and ensure no one is left behind.

𝐔𝐍 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐲 is attending the 🌏Second World Summit for Social Development, where she delivered on the UN’s work in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific and the Early Warning for All (EW4ALL), stressing the need for

The UN in Samoa Country Coordination Team (CCT) held its first meeting today at the One UN House, chaired by WHO. The CCT will strengthen planning, coordination & joint reporting to advance the Country Implementation Plan (CIP) ensuring alignment with Samoa’s national

The Joint Government-UN Steering Committee (JSC) convened virtually today to review its TOR and the draft Cook Islands Country Implementation Plan (CIP) 2025-2027, agreeing to endorse both pending minor revisions. The CIP translates the Pacific UNSDCF 2023-2027 into country level

For the #16daysofActivism, we stand united against gender-based violence in Samoa and the Pacific, in all its forms — physical, sexual, emotional, and digital. Together, let’s build communities that are safe, respectful, and free from violence — offline and online. #16Days

Today, for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we spotlight Mataafa Faatino Utumapu—a Samoan matai, CRPD advocate, church leader, and General Manager of Nuanua O Le Alofa (NOLA). She leads with purpose, driving change so persons with disabilities are recognized

MWCSD opened Samoa’s two-day commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. UN RC a.i. Umar Alam highlighted that persons with disabilities are driving innovation, shaping policy, and advocating for justice—yet many remain excluded from decision-making.