Pacific Islands Development Program News Today

PIDP, in collaboration with the Indigenous Film Academy of Taiwan, Guampedia, and the Honolulu Museum of the Arts (HoMA), invites you to Forging an Inclusive Future in Oceania: An Indigenous Cross-cultural Film Screening, an event showcasing short films from the Indigenous Film Academy of Taiwan alongside other works by Pacific Islands artists under the themes of indigeneity and inclusivity in Oceania.

Pacific Islands Forum calls for global support at SIDS4 Conference; SPC amplifies the voice of the Pacific at global Gender Equality Forum; Uncertainty surrounds PNG landslide death toll as relief supplies begin arriving at disaster zone; Pacific regional leaders urge caution in embracing digital tech to combat corruption; and more.

The all-new Pacific Islands Report seeks to publish more original stories and content as it honors its founding mission through regional news roundups.

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French president says priority is return to calm amid unrest in New Caledonia, calls for France to drop voting changes; New Caledonia and Vanuatu withdraw from FestPAC amid deadly unrest; Pacific science body welcomes global maritime ruling as win for science, Blue Pacific; and more.

(Editor’s note: This is the text of Mary Therese Perez Hattori’s commencement address that she delivered during the University of Guam’s Fañomnåkan 2024 commencement ceremony on May 19, 2024. Hattori,

The University of Guam conferred degrees last Sunday to 315 graduates at its Fañomnåkan 2024 Commencement Ceremony in the Calvo Field House.

Former Hawai'i Governor John D. Waihe'e III, the first Native Hawaiian to become the governor of any U.S. state, shares his stories and insights of Hawai'i and its role as a connector in the Pacific. He reflects on Hawai'i's Pacific roots and connections, the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, and lessons on the Pacific Way.

The University of Guam on Sunday conferred degrees to 315 graduates, led by class valedictorians Hunter Sidell, a philosophy major, and Lidio Fullo, a psychology major with a military science