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Apr 22 2021 - SPC hosted the first triennial conference of Pacific women more than 40 years ago with the purpose to create a space where Pacific women could meet, share their experiences and identify measures for the advancement of women.
The Triennial Conference of Pacific Women plays a key role in linking to other intergovernmental fora due to its convening of National Women’s Machineries and women’s rights organizations. In the past, the Triennial has provided space for some preparations for the Commission on the Status of Women, as well as reflecting on progress towards gender equality commitments including the Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Declaration (PLGED) as well as the Beijing Declaration.
Wanshika Kumar
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Approximately 93 per cent of businesses in Fiji have experienced a decline in revenue because of COVID-19.
This, according to a Pacific Trade Invest Network survey conducted this year involving 157 businesses across 16 Pacific Island countries, as highlighted in the 2020 Biennial Pacific Sustainable Development report.
The report indicated a need for dramatic actions to protect the economies of developing countries.
“Unless dramatic action is taken to protect the economies of developing countries and address social disruption, the COVID-19 pandemic could set the fight against poverty back by a decade and in some Pacific Island countries by as much as 30 years,” the report stated.