UNDP MCO Samoa

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A Mother’s Day Message

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Newsletter Q1 2023: Island Voices

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Niue launches Digital Readiness Assessment process

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Addressing Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Women with Disabilities in Samoa

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Savaii Women from District Development and Advisory Committees undergo Directors Training

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Cook Islands launches Digital Readiness Assessment process

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Media Release
Youth anti-corruption movement embraced in the Cook Islands

The continued youth advocacy and increased demand for more structured and sustainable dialogue on anti-corruption culminated in the launch of a Youth Advisory Board on Good Governance.

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Cook Islands launch Development Finance Assessment Report

The DFA Report offers an overview of the Cook Islands’ Development Financing Flows, the management and institutional arrangements to utilize available financings to deliver national development goals and priorities, and the SDGs.

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Effective partnerships strengthen Births Registration, and Civil Registration & Vital Statistics system in Samoa

A partnership between the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has led to the strengthening of the births registration system.

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Press Release
New Index Allows Samoa to Better Measure Poverty

The Government of Samoa, through the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS), now has an alternative tool for measuring poverty, thanks to the financial assistance and support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP’s) Social Protection Joint Programme.

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Press Release
New project to drive Green Transformation of Samoa’s Transport Sector

A new multi-million Tala project will help Samoa accelerate climate change mitigation efforts through the low-carbon transition of its land and maritime transport sectors away from the country’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels.

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Publication
Samoa Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022

This is the first report of this nature, providing a detailed description of the various dimensions and indicators to complement existing monetary poverty estimates.

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Press Release
Japan contributes $36.8 million to support ‘Green Transformation’ in four Pacific Island nations

Leaders of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) see climate action as a matter of survival for their nations, faced with more frequent and extreme weather events which threaten to undo decades of economic development.

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Press Release
Rehabilitated freshwater pool brings joy to Vini Fou residents

Residents of Vini Fou today celebrated the restoration and rehabilitation of their freshwater pool, Punaoleola, which was implemented under the EFKS Vini Fou’s Conserving our Natural Spring and Waterways Project.

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Tapatapaō community celebrates multiple benefits of new Biogas Project

The Tapatapaō community celebrated the commissioning of its new biogas project this week, which will significantly change the way people cook and farm in the village through the provision of clean fuel and organic fertilisers.

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Blog
Optimizing Private Sector Financing for the SDGs during disasters in a constrained Public Finance setting in Samoa

The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is at the core of improving the quality of life for all. However, the SDGs are threatened by events like environmental disasters and pandemics.

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Blog
Collective Intelligence for the Climate Crisis

Collective intelligence (CI) is created when people work together, often with the help of technology, to mobilise a wider range of information, ideas and insights to address a social challenge.

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Article
Brighter Future on the Horizon for Plastic Waste Management in Samoa

A brighter future for plastic waste management in Samoa is on the horizon.

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Publication
Annex 4: Stakeholder Engagement Plan

Social and Environmental Screening Template (2021 SESP Template, Version 1)

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Publication
4th National Communication and 1st Biennial Transparency Report

Social and Environmental Screening Template (2021 SESP Template, Version 1)

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Publication
Prevention and Response to Sexual Misconduct

Sexual exploitation and sexual abuse violate universally recognized international legal norms and standards and have always been unacceptable behavior and prohibited conduct.

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Publication
Spotlight Samoa GRB Training Manual

This training manual is aligned to the Pathway for Samoa’s Development 2022-2026, the Sustainable Development Goals SDG 5 and Samoa’s commitments under CEDAW, CRC and CRPD.

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Publication
Spotlight Samoa Inception Report

The Inception Report ensured the Spotlight Initiative and UN support were discussed with the national decision-making bodies and reported in the NEOC situational reports of development support.

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Publication
Samoa Spotlight - Stories of Change Phase 1, Jan 2020/June 2022

This publication is an initiative by the Samoa Spotlight Initiative Country team led by the UNRC Office and UNDP to document the major milestones achieved in the first 2 years of the Spotlight Initiative Samoa Country Programme.

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Media & Press Release
Launch of MAF Toloa Multispecies Hatchery Extension

In partnership with the UNDP, the Toloa Multispecies Hatchery Extension was implemented under the Covid-19 Preparedness and Recovery: Revitalization, Expansion and Diversification of Samoa’s Agriculture and Fisheries Sector or REDSAF Project, funded by the Government of Japan.

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Press Release
Samoa’s Digital Strategy takes another step closer to being realized

The Digital Transformation Strategy Workshop, held at the Taumeasina Island Resort, is led by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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Media & Press Release
Toolkit on Anti-Corruption Launched in Samoa for Women Entrepreneurs

Women’s empowerment and gender equality, including efforts to prevent corruption and promote business integrity in the Pacific, are vital to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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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

208,214

Population

96.5

percent

people need access to drinking water

5.4

percent

Infant Mortality rate