News and Information

U.S. Government provides additional $9.9 million to support COVID-19 efforts in the Pacific islands region

Relief Web
28 May 2020
  Pacific

Pacific islands threatened by COVID-19

IMF
27 May 2020
  Pacific

Samoan gov't unveils 2nd stimulus package to help fight COVID-19

Xinhuanet
26 May 2020
  Samoa

CLMV’s economic growth crashes to two-decade low due to COVID-19

Thailand Business News
25 May 2020
  Cambodia;   Lao PDR;   Myanmar;   Viet Nam

US announces US$3 mn support for Covid-19 response in Laos

Vientiane Times
25 May 2020
  Lao PDR

ADB approves $20 million to support Lao PDR's emergency response to COVID-19

ADB
25 May 2020
  Lao PDR

China donates masks, protective suits, gloves, & $50,000 to the FSM’s COVID-19 response

FSM National Government
24 May 2020
  Federated States of Micronesia;   People's Republic of China

Luxembourg pledges 3 million euros for Covid-19 response

Vientiane Times
23 May 2020
  Lao PDR;   Luxembourg

COVID-19 multi-sector response plan - Papua New Guinea disaster management team (as of 21 May 2020)

Relief Web
22 May 2020
  Papua New Guinea

Govt officials urged to expedite aid to the unemployed

Vientiane Times
22 May 2020
  Lao PDR

Pacific islands urged to retune post-pandemic for new economic age

Reuters
21 May 2020
  Pacific

Banned travel due to COVID-19 could see millions of Pacific workers slide into poverty: Report

Global Citizen
21 May 2020
  Pacific

Australia spends $100m in 'quick financial support' for Pacific countries hit by cyclone and pandemic

ABC News
20 May 2020
  Australia;   Pacific

Solomon Islands starts lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread

Xinhuanet
20 May 2020
  Solomon Islands

Kiribati sets sights on overcoming hurdles to e-commerce

UNCTAD
20 May 2020
  Kiribati

COVID-19 to impact Lao PDR growth, debt in 2020: New World Bank report

World Bank
20 May 2020
  Lao PDR

UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund supports Laos

The Laotian Times
20 May 2020
  Lao PDR

No new cases of COVID-19 for Fiji in past 30 days

Fiji Sun
19 May 2020
  Fiji

Zero cases: How Pacific islands kept coronavirus at bay

DW
19 May 2020
  Pacific

PNG and Covid-19: The costs of economic stress

The Interpreter
19 May 2020
  Papua New Guinea