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UNFPA Pacific and RMI-Public School System launched CSE/FLE Training
On Monday, July 4th, the Republic of the Marshall Islands Public School System (RMI PSS) in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (... Read more
![Participant at the FLE teacher orientation in Samoa Participant at the FLE teacher orientation in Samoa](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/fle_1000x560.jpg?itok=tCKBhjfb)
Secondary Teacher Orientation to Family Life Education (FLE) in Samoa
Family Life Education (FLE) is a curriculum-based and human-rights approach to teaching gender norms, respectful relationships, bodily developments,... Read more
![The Pacific customized Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) kits were piloted in Fiji as part of the response to TC Ana and TC Yasa to support adolescent girls (10-19 years) in the affected areas. The Pacific customized Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) kits were piloted in Fiji as part of the response to TC Ana and TC Yas](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/1_1000_x_560.jpg?itok=YH512WuQ)
The MHM Kit aims to ease the life of adolescent girls and women in the Pacific
Managing menstruation during emergencies is a challenge for most adolescent girls and women in the Pacific as they are opted to use old cloth,... Read more
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Family Life Education for Out of School Youth
In the Pacific, most young people have limited access to Family Life Education (FLE) which is critical for their development into healthy and... Read more
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Profile: Family Planning Champion Trainer Jotika Mala
Jotika Mala, a family planning nurse in Fiji, believes that myths and misconceptions around family planning prevent many people in rural communities... Read more
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Addressing “Taboo” Topics Through Behaviour Change Communication
Jayline Pakoa, a youth advocate in Vanuatu who educates people on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues, believes behaviour change... Read more
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MISP Readiness Assessment Workshop in Fiji to step up targeted sexual and reproductive health preparedness actions
A two-day workshop on Minimal Initial Service Package (MISP) Readiness Assessment (MRA) was underway on the 26th and 27th of April at the Fiji... Read more
![UNFPA Supplies are being unloaded in Vanuatu to support the COVID-19 response. UNFPA Supplies are being unloaded in Vanuatu to support the COVID-19 response.](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/unfpa_supplies_to_van.jpg?itok=cXe8g036)
UNFPA supplies to support women and girls for COVID-19 Response in Vanuatu
UNFPA Pacific is supporting Vanuatu’s COVID-19 response by working closely with the Government and civil society partners to deliver life-saving... Read more
![Mereia Wainisau Kotoitubuna, seated, with her mother Ana Sevu (in front) and the two retired midwives, Sr Mekita Vono and Sr Josefini Seeto. Tukavesi, Vanua Levu. Mereia Wainisau Kotoitubuna, seated, with her mother Ana Sevu (in front) and the two retired midwives, Sr Mekita Vono and Sr Josefini Seeto. Tukavesi, Vanua Levu.](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/tukavesi_story_1000_x_560_pixels.jpg?itok=N8KMqDhN)
Disability-inclusive dignity kit meets the hygiene needs of women and girls living with disabilities
When disaster strikes, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ensures that the reproductive health, needs and protection concerns of women and... Read more
![UNFPA Pacific staff and volunteers ready to deploy dignity kits in the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa.](https://pacific.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/20220120_tonga_hthh_tongatpu_kanokaupolu1_1000x560.jpg?itok=2p1nm3ra)
UNFPA supplies ensure essential, lifesaving services continue in aftermath of volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga
In the late afternoon of 15 January, the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano in Tonga erupted violently in the South Pacific, sending a... Read more