HALF of the people living on Pacific islands are under the age of 23. The current generation of young people is the size of their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents combined.
Last week, Pacific leaders and officials discussed the region’s ocean governance in Nadi, law enforcement in Koror, a potential Australia–Pacific COP31 in Suva, and Melanesian security, the climate crisis and human rights in Port Vila, while civil society groups have protested Japan’s commenced d.
Developing Pacific economies including Samoa's are expected to grow in 2023 and 2024 due to a recovery in tourism, post-disaster rebuilding, and infrastructure construction, according to a World Bank report released Tuesday.Pacific growth is expected to pick up to 3.9 per cent this year from 2 pe.