Fiji

Fiji participated in the signing of the Samoa Agreement, a new partnership framework between the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, which will guide them for the next 20 years

The ITaukei Trust Fund Board stated that the tender for the construction of the Great Council of Chiefs' main building is under evaluation; the redevelopment of the complex will take place in two phases and work is expected to be completed by June 2024

90% of Fiji's working population earns less than 50.000 Fijian dollars per year (€20.000); they cannot access the formal housing market: there is no mortgage from a commercial bank that is lower than this amount

According to a UNICEF report, about 43.000 children were displaced in Fiji due to storms between 2016 and 2021

A team of more than 80 health experts from around the world is currently at Colonial War Memorial Hospital preparing vital medical equipment for an important mission in the country

Fewer boys (79%) than girls (97%) finish high school, the Permanent Secretary of Education pointed out, sharing the latest data from the Fiji Education Staff Appointment

Over 11.100 Fijians have left the country in the past eight months; most have left for countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, mainly for work and study opportunities

Leaders of the Fiji Nurses Association met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health after the nurses demanded, among other things, the resignation of the Ministry of Health's permanent secretary, Dr James Fong

Fiji Airways is targeting two million return passengers, thus considering the purchase more aircraft to increase capacity on selected existing routes

The Alliance for Future Generations expressed concern over Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's statement welcoming Japan's plans to dump Fukushima nuclear waste water into the Pacific Ocean

A tractor equipped with a 3-disc plough was handed over to the Narewa Farmers' Cooperative by the The Minister of Agriculture and Waterways

The country has followed strong and inclusive processes with conservation and technical partners, agencies, government and public towards marine protected areas, said Regional Director for Oceania of the International Union for Conservation of Nature