Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has called on the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council to do more in investigating and monitoring allegations of human rights abuse and violence in Papua and West Papua regions of Indonesia.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare is confident, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is ready to participate in United Nations peace-keeping missions.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare expresses satisfaction on the outcome of yesterday’s meeting between the Leaders of the Pacific Small Developing Island States and the United States on the issue of Climate Change in New York.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare and his delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) arrived in New York early yesterday morning.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and the Solomon Islands delegation to the United Nations General Assembly Meeting departed for New York yesterday afternoon.
Solomon Islands will be among member countries of the United Nations to attend the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on the 25-27th of September.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said he is fairly satisfied with the contentious approach taken by leaders of the recent 46th Pacific Leaders Forum on the issue of West Papua.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has launched its global storytelling contest, Voices 2 Paris, to contribute to raising public awareness on the negative impacts of climate change as well as opportunities and solutions seen in actions by individuals and governments alike across…
Solomon Islands Special Envoy to West Papua has demonstrated Solomon Islands’ serious stand to bring the issue of West Papua to the attention of the leaders of the Forum, says Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
The head of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) will be visiting Honiara next month. Organisers of the biennial Pacific Microfinance Week made the announcement in a statement yesterday. UNCDF is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 LeastDeveloped Countries (LDCs).
Twenty officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have received formal approval to undergo training to serve in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission.
Government agencies and advocacy groups working to end gender-based violence in Solomon Islands will now have the means to design effective and stronger projects to end violence against women – thanks to a regional toolkit that will be officially launched in Honiara tomorrow.
Solomon Islands anti-corruption efforts have been highlighted at the sixth Implementation Review Group of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption meeting in Vienna, Austria.
Fair representation and participation of women in governance are a pre-condition to genuine democracy. UNDP’s Deputy Resident Representative in the Solomon Islands Akiko Suzaki made the statement yesterday at the regional conference on Women’s Leadership and Political Participation in Honiara.
UN Women will be assisting in the implementation of the new Family Protection Act with the National Government following a new agreement with the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs.
Vois Blo Mere Solomons is the new recipient of the UN Women Pacific Regional Facility Fund for Ending Violence Against Women. The NGO media organisation today received $167,000 from the Facility.
The National Government has begun consultations for its Second Cycle Universal Periodic Review report in Honiara today. The UPR is a state-driven process where each State reports on what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human…
Solomon Islands needs to strengthen its commitment to the International Convention on the Rights of Children. Special Representative of the UN General Secretary on Violence Against Children Martha Santos Pais made the statement during her recent visit to the Solomon Islands.
The Government has announced it will release the UN Convention Against Corruption Solomon Islands Review Report to the public. In a statement issued today, the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet says the Solomon Islands underwent a review of its implementation of UNCAC Chapter III on…
Special Representative of the United Nations General-Secretary on Violence Against Children Marta Santos Pais says children are very important agents of change. Ms Pais, who was in Solomon Islands last week, made the comment at a press conference in Honiara.
