Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from New Guinea island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.
The region includes the four independent countries of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea, as well as the French special collectivity of New Caledonia, and the Indonesian region of Western New Guinea.
Most of the region is in the Southern Hemisphere, with a few small northwestern islands of Western New Guinea in the Northern Hemisphere.
Raising Pacific Voices works with Vatu Mauri Consortium in Vanuatu to implement and pilot the project in the Melanesian sub-region.
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Civil society to benefit from launch of new online learning platform
PRESS RELEASE (12 May, 2021) Suva, Fiji - Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Pacific will now be able to access valuable
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Reset Fiji – Episode 8 “Season Finale”
As we wrap up this season of Reset Fiji, we talk about the front-line on the current state of play, our efforts
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Reset Fiji – Episode 7 “Education”
The impact of COVID-19 has become a defining moment for Fiji’s formal education system, with the lockdown and closure of schools, universities
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Reset Fiji – Episode 6 “Gender Equality”
Violence against women and children has increased significantly during lockdowns, with 527 case calls to the Ministry of Women’s helpline. Yet despite
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Reset Fiji – Episode 5 “Tourism”
Tourism, central to Fiji’s economy for decades, has felt the full brunt of COVID-19 with many nations closing their borders to tourists.
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Reset Fiji – Episode 4 “Technology and Innovation.”
Great innovations come when there is great crisis or when we’re faced with complex problems. The pandemic and climate emergency creates that
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Reset Fiji – Episode 3 “Environment”
The panel provided an uncompromising assessment of Fiji’s natural and built environment and the ongoing climate impacts within the context of the
Pacific Conference of Churches highlights the important role oceans play in the time of COVID-19
The General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, Reverend James Bhagwan says now more than ever, there is a need to
PNG podcast with feminist perspective launches new series
We previously shared episodes of “Who Asked Her?” the podcast created by Papua New Guinean lawyer Elvina Ogil to discuss “issues
Discovering what the ‘Blue Economy’ means to Pacific communities
Raising Pacific Voices (RPV) has launched a research project on behalf of the Pacific Regional NGO Alliance (PRNGO) to listen to the
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Vatu Mauri Consortium
In Vanuatu, Vatu Mauri Consortium is a network of national NGOs and umbrella bodies with a track record of community implementation and broad representation including the National Council of Chiefs, churches, women, and youth leaders
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