Introduction to the Pacific Women’s Bureau and Its

Strategic Plan

The Pacific Women’s Bureau (PWB) is part of the Social Resources Division of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and is based in Noumea.  It shares the common goal of Empowered Pacific Island women and young people and strong cultural identities with SPC’s Pacific Youth Bureau, Cultural Affairs Programme and Community Education and Training Centre (CETC). To help achieve this goal, the PWB assists PICTs to improve the status of women through implementation and monitoring of the Pacific Platform of Action (PPA).  This Strategic Plan (the Plan) maps out the direction of the PWB for the 2006–2009 period.  It is centred on clear objectives and outputs designed to produce tangible results, thus demonstrating to SPC member governments, partners and donors how the PWB is contributing to the advancement of women in the Pacific region, consistent with the Pacific Plan and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

 

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