Canberra boost for Pacific women s initiatives; trade commission reopening in Suva; and Samoa sends more workers to Australia;
The Australian government has announced it is providing 132 million dollars to strengthen gender equality initiatives in the Pacific over the next five years.
The commitment was revealed at the Triennial Conference of Pacific Women on Tuesday.
The University of South Pacific student newspaper Wansolwara reports the Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne saying Australia wants to strengthen women s leadership and to complement the work they re already engaged in.
She said that ensure women s economic security means ensure women s safety.
Ms Payne also said promoting health and wellbeing is not only of benefit to women and girls, it benefits their communities.