Safeguarding Ocean Health in the Blue Pacific: Awaken New Depths

The Blue Pacific continent is our home, ocean, lands and common heritage. For the Pacific, nature is at the center of our way of life; for our forests, mountains and coral reefs are the lifeblood for communities right across the region. Our oceans are not mere points on a map; our Pacific people live within them, embodying a culture that is expansive and interconnected.
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2024 Regional Human Development Report: A Complex Landscape of Progress and Challenges

To strengthen the future outlook for our Blue Pacific, human development must be mainstreamed across the region.

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Making Peace with Land and Ocean: Generation Restoration in action across our Blue Pacific

The very foundation of life for our Pacific people—their ability to sustain themselves—is eroding with each passing season.

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Women's Vital Role toward achieving a Sustainable Ocean Future

The reality for women in the Blue Economy is undeniable: their crucial contributions are frequently overshadowed at best; unnoticed at their worst.

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Regional conference focuses on digital technology and anti-corruption efforts in the Pacific

The three-day conference focused on the role that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play in the fight against corruption across the Pacific.

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Building a More Accountable Civil Society in Tuvalu

Reverend Lusama’s words echo the sentiment shared by many participants following a workshop held in collaboration with the Tuvalu Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (TANGO) earlier this month.

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What we do

In the Pacific, UNDP provides regional and country support to ten countries - Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu - and regional support to five countries - Cook Islands, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tokelau - together with a total population of 2.4 million. We work on effective governance, inclusive growth as well as resilience and sustainable development.  

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Multi-Country Programme Document (2023-2027)

This 5-year multi-country program is an outcome of the Pacific Cooperation Framework for 2023-2027, integrating the national plans of 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway. With clear guidance from the UNDP Strategic Plan (2022-2025) and building on the achievements of the previous program cycle, UNDP's contribution to the Cooperation Framework will effectively implement the Secretary General's directives to aid small island developing States and advance the Blue Pacific Continent strategy.

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Family, Community, Country: Reflecting on the Unique Journey of Pacific Women Leaders

Women in leadership positions each have their own story of struggle and triumph. While their journeys are unique, they share a common thread: nothing was handed t...

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Building a Sustainable Future for Vanuatu, the Pacific and beyond

The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu may be small in population, but its ambitious agenda in pursuit of renewable energy solutions see it punching well above its ...

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Shaping the Future: UNDP Pacific Scoping Mission Seeks to Strengthen Governance Capacity in the North

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office has conducted a scoping mission to strengthen governance capacity across the North Pacific region.

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Prime Minister Launches Revised National Anti-Corruption Strategy for Solomon Islands

Following international best practices, the SIG launched its first National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) in 2017, endorsed by Parliament. In June 2023, a revi...

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Solomon Islands Parliament Equips New MPs for Success

A week-long induction program for the 50 members of the 12th Parliament of the Solomon Islands has concluded in Honiara.

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Our Impact

1.8

million

people in Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu, now have access to formal financial services.

9,000

households

supported with livelihoods recovery, community infrastructure, early warning systems, and Post-Disaster Needs Assessment after Tropical Cyclone Harold in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

10.99

hectares

of mangrove forests and 5.57 hectares of coastal areas in Kosrae State, FSM were rehabilitated.

4

women

were elected as Members of Parliament for the Solomon Islands 2020 National Elections. It is the the highest number ever in its law-making body.

200≈

new jobs

created in green/blue businesses in the Pacific.

1,777

people

reached in Tonga through the REACH project Fiji model.

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