Rebekah Rasmussen

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Organic farming policy launched to strengthen Fiji food systems

Fiji has launched a five-year national organic farming policy aimed at increasing organically managed land, expanding export certification and creating new opportunities for smallholder farmers, women...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 19, 2026
Pacific envoys appointed to push island priorities at COP31

Kristina Eonemto Stege from the Marshall Islands, Inia Seruiratu from Fiji and Ruel Yamuna from Papua New Guinea have been formally appointed as Pacific COP31 Envoys to push the region's climate prior...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 18, 2026
Fijian Government signs US$17.89 million coastal climate resilience agreement

Fifteen vulnerable coastal communities in Fiji are set to receive support through a US$17.89 million climate resilience project aimed at reducing the impacts of coastal erosion, flooding, sea-level ri...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 18, 2026
Fiji land reform enters next stage

Fiji's State Lands Act 1945 and Land Use Act 2010 are a step closer to reform, with final review reports and draft Bills now before government for consideration.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 11, 2026
Pacific disability leaders elected to United Nations committee

Two Pacific disability leaders have been elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, giving Samoa and Palau representation on the global human rights body.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 11, 2026
Partnership backs Fijian women’s groups with business equipment

Three women's groups in Fiji have received sewing machines and cooking pots through a partnership between the Fijian Government and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to support income...

Pacific women leaders meet in Suva to shape regional agenda

Pacific women leaders, ministers and government representatives have gathered in Suva, Fiji for the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting, which advises Forum leaders on gender equality, wo...

Fijian settlement receives clean water after 50-year wait

Fijian residents of the Nabuna Settlement in Lekutu, Bua now have access to clean drinking water after more than 50 years of relying on a nearby spring for daily household needs.

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