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84th Session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

The 84th extraordinary session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will be held from 2 to 6 March in Apia, Samoa.

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Pre-school children learning at the National Library in Solomon Islands.

Press release

07 February 2020

Solomon Islands launches Pre-Primary Year nationwide

On 2 December 2019, a nurse administers a measles vaccination to three-year-old Josh Vaituliano, in Leauvaa Village, as part of a National Vaccination Campaign in Samoa.

Statement

20 January 2020

Effective outbreak response reduces the risk of measles spread in the Pacific

Mitieli Digitaki was one of the first babies of 2020. Born to Laisani Raisili in Suva at ten minutes after midnight in Fiji, Mitieli weighed 2.9 kg and is in good health.

Press release

02 January 2020

New Year’s Babies: News of hope to welcome the new decade in Samoa

So’o Luteni with her son Lautogia Luteni 7 months who has recovered from measels at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital.

Press release

29 December 2019

UNICEF signs agreement to support immunization in Samoa under ADB-financed project

On 3 December 2019, Nurse Manager James administers a measles vaccination to three-year-old Janele, at Poutasi District Hospital on the island of Upolu in Samoa, during a UNICEF-supported National Vaccination Campaign in response to the current measles outbreak in the Pacific region.

Press release

08 December 2019

Measles outbreaks continue unabated : Five countries accounted for nearly half of all measles cases in 2018