Oceania Micronesia Micronesians from Marshall Islands, Palau and Federated States of Micronesia have been serving in US military since WW II; but, for those Care for Compact of Free Association veterans who want to live here, there are still obstacles for health care
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand's eight universities have all climbed in Quacquarelli Symonds' 2024 world university rankings, which show that the University of Auckland still holds the country's top spot with 68th in the world, up from 87th last year
Oceania Papua New Guinea A new road will be built from Lufa to Karamui as part of the national government's Connect PNG initiative, according to an announcement by the prime minister after the presentation of the five-year development plan
Oceania Nauru The Nauru Meteorological Service received training on climate science and the Early Action Rainfall Watch bulletin, then hosted a workshop with disaster management stakeholders
Oceania Kiribati After an eight-year hiatus, the Kiribati Meteorological Services reconvened the Kiribati National Climate Outlook Forum in Tarawa, bringing together more than 25 participants for two days of in-depth discussion
Oceania Samoa 200 brochures (100 in Samoan and 100 in English) translated into Braille for disaster risk management were officially launched for the benefit of people with disabilities
Oceania Solomon Islands The 2023 Solomon Islands Pacific Games netball tournament will contribute to the world netball rankings; technical delegate for netball from the world body Nicola Jones visited Honiara to assess the Games facilities
Oceania Fiji Laisenia Ratu, a man from Yasawa, is part of the ocean and literacy division of the International Secondary School, teaching children about the importance of the ocean and the environment, after starting out as a gardener
Oceania Vanuatu The first summit between the people of Vanuatu and their government will be held from 25 to 30 June at the Port Vila Convention Centre
Oceania Tuvalu In an effort to accelerate its field work in member countries, the Pacific Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency recently completed a three-day mission to Tuvalu
Oceania Tonga Economist Saleema Razvi of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre visited Nuku'alofa to work on an independent report that will help the government prioritise and choose the best development projects to fund or invest in
Oceania Palau The country improved its ranking in the Trafficking in Persons Report 2023, released by the US State Department
Oceania Marshall Islands The Enja Enos Memorial gymnasium on Rongrong Island was inaugurated by local government officials from Majuro Atoll, with their counterparts from Taiwan