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![UNFPA Director for the Pacific and Representative in Fiji, Mr. Iori Kato, delivering his keynote address to mark WHD. UNFPA Director for the Pacific and Representative in Fiji, Mr. Iori Kato, delivering his keynote address to mark WHD.](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/resized_6.jpg?itok=4zMMZPK2)
Speech by Iori Kato UNFPA Director for the Pacific and Representative in Fiji Humanitarian donations hand-over to Fiji Northern Division Commissionor’s Office [WHD2023] 18 August 2023, Labasa, Fiji
Speech by Iori Kato UNFPA Director for the Pacific and Representative in Fiji Humanitarian donations hand-over to Fiji Northern Division... Read more
![Janet Orah, Area Council Administrator in Epi Island, using sign language, talks to Morasi, a 22-year-old deaf woman from Kuwo. Janet Orah, Area Council Administrator in Epi Island, using sign language, talks to Morasi, a 22-year-old deaf woman from Kuwo.](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/epi_island_2.jpg?itok=Q2FbklNs)
Navigating the aftermath: UNFPA’s Dignity Kits address essential hygiene health needs of cyclone-hit women and girls in Vanuatu
EPI ISLAND, Vanuatu – It was the first time that Morasi, a 22-year-old deaf woman from Vanuatu’s Epi Island, received a “Dignity Kit” bag. Beside her... Read more
![Participants and resource persons for the UNFPA Pacific Surge Roster Training gather from diverse backgrounds, but united in one](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/psr04.jpg?itok=hJCZUovA)
UNFPA’s first Regional Emergency Surge Roster starts in the Pacific with US support
NFPA Pacific brings together 27 humanitarian practitioners from Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu as well as... Read more
![Fijian Midwives on deployment to Vanuatu for TC Judy/Kevin response, Port Vila. (L-R) Emele Naiceru, Nanise Ratuvou, Esita Tuibu](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/screenshot_2023-05-04_at_08.48.28.png?itok=mIuLqDOt)
Midwives in Action: Providing Life-Saving Care in Cyclones-stricken Vanuatu
The two large-scale Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin that hit Vanuatu one after another at the beginning of March 2023 have caused widespread damage... Read more
![Midwife Elvie Naki hands a ‘Clean Delivery Kit’ to a 24-year-old pregnant woman from Ipota Village on Erromango Island, one of t](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/midwife_elvie_vanuatu_1000x560_0.jpg?itok=CbLhVT7g)
UNFPA's Clean Delivery Kits Save Lives in Cyclone-stricken Vanuatu
Erromango Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu - “The ‘Clean Delivery Kits’ are very useful during emergencies for the pregnant women who live in rural... Read more
![UNFPA Pacific Director Iori Kato offers humanitarian assistance to Hon. Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and NDMO, Mr. Ralph Regenvanu, in his office in Port Vila UNFPA Pacific Director Iori Kato offers humanitarian assistance to Hon. Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/img-20230308-wa0014_1000x560.jpg?itok=3ELGFPsZ)
On International Women’s Day, UNFPA is on the ground assisting the Government response to devastating cyclones Judy and Kevin aftermath
PORT VILA, Vanuatu - two consecutive Category 4 Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin ravaged the South Pacific island country within three days last week... Read more
![Mr. Iori Kato, presented his introductory letter from the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, to the Government of Nauru, to the Acting President, Hon. Mr. Rennier Gadabu, MP on 15 February 2023. Mr. Iori Kato, presented his introductory letter from the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, to the Government of Naur](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/edited_0.jpg?itok=Vsn0Lxaf)
UNFPA Pacific renews its commitment to the partnership with the Government of Nauru under MCP7
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) new Director for the Pacific based in Fiji also in charge of 13 other Pacific countries, Mr. Iori Kato,... Read more
![UNFPA’s Pacific-Customised Dignity Kits, Women with Disabilities Dignity Kits, and Menstrual Hygiene Management Kits are handed over to Live and Learn Tuvalu, on 13 January 2022, Funafuti UNFPA’s Pacific-Customised Dignity Kits, Women with Disabilities Dignity Kits, and Menstrual Hygiene Management Kits are handed](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/resized_4.jpg?itok=_rW4KSAG)
Tuvalu’s Drought-affected Women and Girls Receive AUD 51,000-worth Essential Sexual and Reproductive Health and GBV Supplies
FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu – A Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Pacific, Tuvalu, has been suffering from drought in many parts of the country since... Read more
![Sister Maopa Nainima, one of the retired Midwives providing counselling sessions at one of the UNFPA-supported "Women Friendly Spaces" (WFSs) in Fiji. WFSs offer women a safe space to take refuge and receive information on GBV, SRH including family planning. Sister Maopa Nainima, one of the retired Midwives providing counselling sessions at one of the UNFPA-supported "Women Friendly S](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/1000_x_560_0.jpg?itok=WmSrtY5C)
Let’s unite against gender-based violence and climate change crises in the Pacific
Malia Tuitupou, a volunteer working at one of the “Women Friendly Spaces” established and supported by the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA)... Read more