PAVING THE WAY FOR OUR FUTURE - NEW DIRECTIONS

Regional Human Development Report 2024

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Press Release
Collaborative efforts strengthen anti-corruption capabilities in Samoa

The Pacific Anti-Corruption Project aims to strengthen the implementation of anti-corruption measures at national, sub-regional and regional levels, by supporting key public sector organizations to scale up their systems and mechanisms to implement accountability frameworks.

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Press Release
Samoa marks anti-corruption milestone with launch of first Policy

The Policy is a milestone in Samoa's anti-corruption journey as part of its commitments under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), to which it acceded to in 2018.

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Story
Samoa hands over new wing of One UN House during Secretary-General Guterres' visit

“This training was for us a reminder that you are never too young or never too old to learn. The path to entrepreneurship can sometimes be lonely and we encounter hardships. The UN’s commitment to women’s empowerment and inclusive workplaces have influenced our learning path."

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Environment and Social Management Framework

This strategy ensures inclusive participation across all transport modalities, emphasizing support for marginalized groups, including women, the elderly, youth, children, and persons with disabilities.

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Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment

Samoa’s environment is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, such as rising sea levels, more frequent storms, and changing precipitation patterns, all of which pose risks to infrastructure and local livelihoods.

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Stakeholder Engagement Plan

The plan details the Stakeholder Engagement Program for the CAP-IT project in Samoa. This program is essential to ensure that stakeholders are actively involved and consulted throughout the entire project lifecycle.

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Publication
People Working for the Planet: Gender, Disability and Social Inclusion Dynamics in Samoa’s Waste Management Sector

Land-based pollution is of critical concern to the country’s natural resource base, particularly as 97% of Samoan households engage in some level of agricultural activity for subsistence and consumption.

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Op-Ed
Interconnected Challenges and Solutions – Connecting the dots at COP29

A lot is at stake for SIDS. The triple threats of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are causing a huge strain on the world’s economic, environment and social wellbeing, even more so on SIDS, whose environments and resources are struggling under the weight of all this.

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What we do

The Samoa MCO works closely with the governments of Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau as well as Non-Government Organisations on development programmes in the areas of Democratic Governance, Sustainable Livelihoods/Poverty Reduction, Crisis Prevention & Recovery, Environment and Energy and Gender Mainstreaming.

About Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau

10,863

Cook Islands Population

1,689

Niue Population

208,214

Samoa Population

1,500

Tokelau Population

96.5

percent

People need access to drinking water

5.4

percent

Infant Mortality rate