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 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
Oceania Solomon Islands The United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organisation, in collaboration with the government, are empowering the country's youth and promoting their role as agents of peace and resilience
Oceania Kiribati An appeal is underway to save 200 Kiribati seafarers who cannot return home from Fiji by decision of their own government because of the pandemic
Oceania Tuvalu The country is on track to achieve full vaccination coverage of its adult population, as Australian support continues with a delivery of 11.800 vaccines this week
Oceania Fiji The composition of Parliament for the next general election will be 55 seats, an increase of four from the current 51-member Parliament
Oceania Micronesia Hong Kong-based Metrojet recently provided flight operations and planning support to Pacific Mission Aviation (PMA) in the delivery of two King Air 200 aircraft from the United States to Yap Island in Micronesia, where the NGO is based
Oceania Papua New Guinea Women enter the three-member Police Promotion Board for the first time in history
Oceania Australia After tasting more than 10.000 bottles of wine, respected independent wine critic The Real Review has released its long-awaited list of Australia's best wineries for 2021