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Fifty-seven new community projects funded under the Small Grants Programme

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Samoa welcomes first ever electric fire trucks as part of green transformation

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MNRE and UNDP Launch Samoa's Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) National Inception Workshop on Biodiversity Finance

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Cook Islands validates draft NDC 3.0, strengthening climate action and resilience ahead of COP30

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Island Voices

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Report
UNDP MCO Samoa Energy Finance Assessment Report

This Energy Finance Assessment provides a timely and evidence-based analysis of the energy finance landscape in the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tokelau.

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Story
Essential Services Go Green in Samoa: Electric Trucks Powering Fire Response and Oxygen Delivery

Newly introduced electric trucks are now supporting fire emergency operations and oxygen delivery for the health sector, strengthening national service capacity while reducing emissions.

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Press Release
Samoa validates its NDC 3.0 ahead of COP30

"Samoa’s emissions are small – less than 0.01% of global totals. But our leadership is significant. By advancing a credible, inclusive, and ambitious NDC 3.0, Samoa strengthens its moral authority in the international climate negotiations."

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Media Release
New round of funding available for community projects that help preserve the environment

The Call for Proposals marked the commencement of two significant projects, namely the GEF-SGP OP-8, and the SAMOA CARES: Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities Together, in partnership with the Government of Samoa through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE).

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Joint Press Release
SPREP and UNDP join forces to enhance environment work

The MOU will allow SPREP and UNDP to strengthen collaboration in the areas of the Blue Economy and coral reef conservation, invasive species prevention, control, and eradication, Circular Economy and waste management, and nature-based solutions to climate change.

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Niue Shapes a New Decade of Sustainable Energy Leadership at National Energy Summit 2025

The Summit marks Niue’s first national energy dialogue of this scale in nearly a decade, following the launch of the Niue Strategic Energy Roadmap (NiSERM) in 2015.

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Publication
Digitising civil registration system receives major boost

“We are grateful for our strong partnership with UNDP, through the Accelerator Lab, which has provided much-needed assistance to the Samoa Bureau of Statistics across many areas, and especially in digitally transforming and strengthening our CRVS system.”

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Press Release
Pioneering electric vehicle course successfully completed

“This training is part of a broader effort under CAP-IT to build capacity where it matters most — in our institutions, in our teachers, and in our young people. This is only the beginning."

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What we do

The Samoa MCO works closely with the governments of Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau as well as Non-Government Organisations on development programmes in the areas of Democratic Governance, Sustainable Livelihoods/Poverty Reduction, Crisis Prevention & Recovery, Environment and Energy and Gender Mainstreaming.

About Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau

14,222

Cook Islands Population

In the Cook Islands, the current population is 14,222 as of 2023 with a projected decrease of 34% to 9,337 by 2050.
Source: UNICEF Data

1,817

Niue Population

In Niue, the current population is 1,817 as of 2023 with a projected increase of 8.2% to 1,966 by 2050.
Source: UNICEF Data

216,663

Samoa Population

In Samoa, the current population is 216,663 as of 2023 with a projected increase of 26% to 272,726 by 2050.
Source: UNICEF Data

2,397

Tokelau Population

Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision

99.25%

Average access to drinking water in Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands & Tokelau

Data is sourced from UNICEF Data, The World Bank and the United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision)

13%

Average infant mortality rate in Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands & Tokelau

Data is sourced from UNICEF Data, The World Bank and the United Nations Population Divisions (World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision)