Oceania Marshall Islands The director of the Bureau of Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics is overseeing the national census, which is almost complete; households that escaped during the initial work because people were at work or away from home will now be registered
Oceania Kiribati Together with Kazakhstan, the country adopted a joint declaration to the UN on the rehabilitation of territories affected by nuclear tests; obligations include assisting residents and rehabilitating the environment
Oceania Solomon Islands The National Referral Hospital would recruit overseas doctors if circumstances are difficult, the CEO said, as 17 NRH doctors are still firm on their views of not getting the vaccine, some of whom are in very senior clinical positions
Oceania Fiji Ten Ovea families living near the ocean have lost their land and had to move further inland to escape rising tides
Oceania Nauru Nori launches a new water piping system at Nauru Primary School that will help have a proper system for storing rainwater
Oceania Tuvalu Farmers in the country have begun planting in crates, called 'food cubes', to increase the production of nutritious food and to have more control over their crops, often jeopardized by extreme climate
Oceania Palau The country approaches 100% Covid-19 vaccination, emerging as one of the most vaccinated places in the world with more than 99% of the eligible population fully protected; among the total 18.000 inhabitants, nearly 15.000 have been fully vaccinated
Oceania Australia A rover built in the country will head to the moon in 2026 in a joint mission with NASA, which said the agreement expands the coalition of countries that is supporting humanity's return to the moon under the Artemis programme
Oceania Vanuatu The Vaturisu Council of Chiefs has made clear that it would not approve the reopening of the borders until all eligible citizens have been fully vaccinated, as it would be a risk to the entire population of Port Vila and Efate
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country launched its roadmaps for the AFOLU and electricity sectors, along with the implementation plan (2021 - 2030) and climate change regulatory plan as it prepares for participation in the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow
Oceania Samoa Samoa's financial regulator has defended the country's offshore industry, implicated in the Pandora Papers as an alleged tax haven, by depicting its role as 'marginal' in comparison to other countries
Oceania Micronesia Settlement patterns in ancient Micronesia will be studied using state-of-the-art technology thanks to a grant of nearly US$150.000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Oceania Marshall Islands The book Our Ocean's Promise tells the story of how the country went from being a bystander in the Pacific commercial fishery to running the world's busiest tuna transshipment port, two processing plants, a net repair yard and a fleet of fishing vessels