Twelve Codex member countries, including Tonga, attended the first South West Pacific (SWP) Codex Outreach Workshop in New Zealand, from 8-9 November, to further shape science-based international food standards, that help protect consumers and support trade.
You are here
Results for Pacific Island Countries
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Premium content
Auckland, New Zealand
Premium content
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Premium content
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
The Canadian Government has renewed its CAD$10 million climate risk early warning system (CREWS), that will benefit a number of Pacific Island countries meteorological services in the next four-years.
Premium content
Friday 11 November 2022
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eighteen Pacific countries and territories conducted their first-ever regional exercise (PacWave22-PICT) to test new early warning procedures for a potential tsunami arising from volcanic activity in the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai (HTHH) volcano. A two hour long live regional exercise took place yesterday, 10 November.
Premium content
Wednesday 16 September 2020
Premium content
Suva, Fiji
With increasing State powers declared in most Pacific Island countries under national states of emergencies and public health emergencies, it is crucial that the processes of enforcement of these emergency measures always adhere to key democratic principles, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Tonga and other Pacific states said yesterday, on the International Day of Democracy. “Responsive, transparent and accountable COVID-19 responses are critical to democracy,” Mr Sanaka Samarasinha said.
Premium content
Monday 22 June 2015
Premium content
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Government has removed a cap on its Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) meaning there will be no longer be a limit to the number of workers from participating Pacific Islands countries.
Premium content
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Premium content
Australia
Australia's increased Aid-for-Trade focus is the same wine in different bottles. Aid-for-Trade, and its counterpart PACER-Plus, are really about ensuring that Pacific markets are open to Australian exports and securing Pacific engagement with the global economy on terms that disproportionately benefit the regions big brothers. - Adam Wolfenden.
Premium content
Saturday 22 March 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is urging Pacific Island countries to produce more locally grown non-processed foods instead of relying on unhealthy imported processed foods.
