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Fiji Steps Up Efforts to Close Global Biodiversity Finance Gap

The global biodiversity financing gap is estimated at an alarming US$700 billion annually, according to the recent Little Book on Investing in Nature.

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NextGen Weather Watchers: Young Solomon Islanders Step into Public Service

10 young Solomon Islanders trainees earned Class IV Meteorological Observers certification from World Meteorological Organization.

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Marshall Islands Secures Major UNDP–GEF Investment to Protect Water, Land, and Atoll Communities from Climate Change

he Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is pioneering integrated solutions to safeguard water security, restore critical ecosystems, and strengthen climate resilience across the nation’s atolls, following the approval of a major new investment.

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New Dive, Research and Conservation Compound Marks Major Step for Fiji’s Blue Economy and Marine Stewardship

Fiji has marked a milestone in marine conservation and sustainable ocean-based development with the unveiling of the Beqa Adventure Divers (BAD) Dive, Research and Conservation Compound in Pacific Harbour.

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New e-Budget Portal Strengthens Citizen, Civil Society and Investor Understanding of Public Finance Across the Pacific

Civil society organisations, citizens, and private-sector stakeholders across the Pacific now have improved access to clear, practical information on how public funds are planned and spent, following the launch of Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organizations new e-Budget Portal.

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What we do

In the Pacific, UNDP provides regional and country support to ten countries - Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu - and regional support to five countries - Cook Islands, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tokelau - together with a total population of 2.4 million. We work on effective governance, inclusive growth as well as resilience and sustainable development.  

Multi-Country Programme Document (2023-2027)

This 5-year multi-country program is an outcome of the Pacific Cooperation Framework for 2023-2027, integrating the national plans of 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway. With clear guidance from the UNDP Strategic Plan (2022-2025) and building on the achievements of the previous program cycle, UNDP's contribution to the Cooperation Framework will effectively implement the Secretary General's directives to aid small island developing States and advance the Blue Pacific Continent strategy.

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Debt Transparency and Accountability Highlighted at Regional Workshop in Fiji

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre joined forces this week in Suva to…

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Press Releases
Fiji Steps Up Efforts to Close Global Biodiversity Finance Gap

The global biodiversity financing gap is estimated at an alarming US$700 billion annually, according to the recent Little Book on Investing in Nature. Meeting…

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Stories
NextGen Weather Watchers: Young Solomon Islanders Step into Public Service

The new year may just be another day for most, but for ten young Solomon Islanders, it’s when a new exciting chapter begins. After completing a six-month…

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Press Releases
Marshall Islands Secures Major UNDP–GEF Investment to Protect Water, Land, and Atoll Communities from Climate Change

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is pioneering integrated solutions to safeguard water security, restore critical ecosystems, and strengthen climate…

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Group of people indoors wearing flower leis, posing for a photo.
Press Releases
New Dive, Research and Conservation Compound Marks Major Step for Fiji’s Blue Economy and Marine Stewardship

Fiji has marked a milestone in marine conservation and sustainable ocean-based development with the unveiling of the Beqa Adventure Divers (BAD) Dive, Research…

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Our Impact

1.8

million

people in Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu, now have access to formal financial services.

9,000

households

supported with livelihoods recovery, community infrastructure, early warning systems, and Post-Disaster Needs Assessment after Tropical Cyclone Harold in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

10.99

hectares

of mangrove forests and 5.57 hectares of coastal areas in Kosrae State, FSM were rehabilitated.

4

women

were elected as Members of Parliament for the Solomon Islands 2020 National Elections. It is the the highest number ever in its law-making body.

200≈

new jobs

created in green/blue businesses in the Pacific.

1,777

people

reached in Tonga through the REACH project Fiji model.

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