Oceania Papua New Guinea A five-year-old Australian girl has been miraculously found alive on a small island in the country; she had been missing for 36 hours in a small boat
Oceania Tuvalu The country will be among the beneficiaries of a large donation of 3 million doses of vaccines by Japan to the Pacific islands
Oceania Papua New Guinea Ms. Samantha Prima, entrepreneur, together with a group of women from Bougainville, are breaking down gender barriers by dedicating themselves to cocoa farming and business
Oceania Micronesia Kona Aquatics swimmer Taeyanna Adams, who will be competing in the 100m breaststroke in her first Olympic participation, will represent the country at the Tokyo Games by carrying the flag at the opening ceremony
Oceania Samoa The country's election crisis continues, with the interim government asking the police to move against the leaders of the election-winning FAST party and its legal advisers
Oceania Australia Calls from the UN Human Rights Council's periodic review, which in January, with 30 adhering countries, called for a halt to the incarceration of 10-year-olds and for the age to be raised to 14, have been rejected by the Government
Oceania Kiribati Although borders are still closed, the Kiribati Tourism Authority has started its Kiribati Tourism & Hospitality Protocols for the New Normal training for hotel and tourism service operators on all islands
Oceania New Zealand The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is considering issuing a central bank digital currency and will consult with the public on the matter
Oceania Vanuatu The Vanuatu Post Ltd will organise today and tomorrow the first national e-commerce symposium at the Convention Centre in Port Vila
Oceania Fiji The Fiji Women Crisis Center has received more than 2,000 calls since the start of the second wave of the pandemic, with most of the cases relating to domestic violence, when they usually receive 2,000 over a whole year
Oceania Tonga Research has begun on the collection of Tonga's seeds, including local fruits, traditional medicinal plants and indigenous plants, creating a seed collection and storage system to enhance food security
Oceania Marshall Islands Alson Kelen and Ariana Tibon, from the National Nuclear Commission, aim at promoting justice and awareness of the legacy of nuclear weapons testing by introducing curricula in schools on the history and impact of nuclear tests in the country
Oceania Nauru The country recently announced its commitment to generate 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2023