South Pacific Commission

1952 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-482
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
The South ◽  
Work Program ◽  
The Pacific

From April 28 to May 7, 1952 the ninth session of the South Pacific Commission was held in Noumea, New Caledonia.1 The session, which was primarily concerned with administrative matters, was under the chairmanship of N. A. J. de Voogd (Netherlands). As a result of agreement by member governments at the eighth session to include Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands within the scope of the Commission, at the ninth session it was agreed unanimously to extend Commission activities to embrace these territories. Assurances of cooperation in Commission activities were given on behalf of both territories by the Acting Senior Commissioner for the United States (Leebrick) and the Secretary of Guam (Herman). Special aspects of its work program were reviewed by the Commission. The printing of two project reports dealing with the area was authorized: one, on economic development of coral atolls covered a survey made for the Commission in 1951 in the Gilbert Islands and the other was concerned with the possibilities of expanding the cacao industry in the area.

South Pacific Commission

1960 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 486-488 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Development ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Program ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom

The twentieth session of the South Pacific Commission was held at Commission headquarters in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from October 13 to 23, 1959. It was attended by representatives of the six member nations, Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States; the Chairman was Dean Knowles A. Ryerson, Senior Commissioner for the United States. The meeting studied progress made during the past year by the Commission in its three main fields of work —economic development, health, and social development—and reviewed its work program for 1960.

Israel Isolates the Coronavirus Virus Antibody in a “Significant Breakthrough”

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (Special) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ace Inhibitors ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The United States ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Virus Antibody ◽  
The South ◽  
Spanish Influenza ◽  
South Pacific Islands

Palliative treatments of COVID 19. Possible use of ACE inhibitors (anti-hypertension agents) in the combat with the Coronavirus [1- 3]. Time may still prove the greatest equality: The Spanish Influenza that broke out in the United States in 1918 seems to have died during the summer only to return to roaring with a more deadly strain in the fall and a third wave the following year. Eventually, he came to distant places like Alaska and the South Pacific islands, infecting a third of the world’s population.

The Tahitian Mission

2019 ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
David O. McKay
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The United States ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
The South ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
The Pacific

McKay and Cannon’s unanticipated repose in the United States was bittersweet; the surprise of seeing loved ones momentarily alleviated their homesickness, yet both knew more than eight months would pass before they would reunite with their families. After returning to San Francisco, they resumed their journey to the South Pacific. They arrived in Papeete, French Polynesia, on April 9, 1921, for their tour of the Tahitian Mission, which included several islands across the Pacific. McKay and Cannon’s stay in Tahiti was brief; they spent only three days traveling through Papeete and Rarotonga before heading onward to New Zealand. The archipelago had a profound impact on McKay, who observed firsthand the challenges of missionary work, costly transportation, and the severity of the weather.

South Pacific Commission

1951 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 410-410 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Economic ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Information Program ◽  
Sixth Session

The sixth session of the South Pacific Commission was held at Headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia from October 23 to November 2, 1950 and was attended by the Commissioners of the six member governments (United States, Australia, New Zealand, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom). The principal agenda items included: 1) the work program for 1951 in health, economic development and social development; 2) resolutions of the first South Pacific Conference held in May 1950; 3) membership in the Research Council for 1951; 4) technical assistance; 5) information program and publications; 6) budget for 1951; and 7) relationship with the United Nations and specialized agencies. It was decided to hold the second South Pacific Conference in April 1953.

scholarly journals Decolonisation Processes in the South Pacific Islands: A Comparative Analysis between Metropolitan Powers

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Paul De Deckker
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Free Association ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
The South ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
South Pacific Islands

The South Pacific islands came late, by comparison with Asia and Africa, to undertake the decolonising process. France was the first colonial power in the region to start off this process in accordance with the decision taken in Paris to pave the way to independence for African colonies. The Loi-cadre Defferre in 1957, voted in Parliament, was applied to French Polynesia and New Caledonia as it was to French Africa. Territorial governments were elected in both these Pacific colonies in 1957. They were abolished in 1963 after the return to power of General de Gaulle who decided to use Moruroa for French atomic testing. The status quo ante was then to prevail in New Caledonia and French Polynesia up to today amidst statutory crises. The political evolution of the French Pacific, including Wallis and Futuna, is analysed in this article. Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia were to conform to the 1960 United Nations' recommendations to either decolonise, integrate or provide to Pacific colonies self-government in free association with the metropolitan power. Great Britain granted constitutional independence to all of its colonies in the Pacific except Pitcairn. The facts underlying this drastic move are analysed in the British context of the 1970's, culminating in the difficult independence of Vanuatu in July 1980. New Zealand and Australia followed the UN recommendations and granted independence or self-government to their colonial territories. In the meantime, they reinforced their potential to dominate the South Pacific in the difficult geopolitical context of the 1980s. American Micronesia undertook statutory evolution within a strategic framework. What is at stake today within the Pacific Islands is no longer of a political nature; it is financial.

South Pacific Commission

1961 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 526-528
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The United States ◽  
The South ◽  
The United Kingdom

The 21st session of the South Pacific Commission was held at Commission headquarters in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from October 13 to 25, 1960. It was attended by representatives from the Commission's six member nations—Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States; the chairman was Mr. Dudley McCarthy, senior commissioner for Australia. The meeting reviewed progress made by the Commission in all its fields of work during the year under consideration and approved plans for its 1961 program.

5. Japan expands its war with China

2014 ◽  
pp. 66-80
Author(s):  
Gerard L. Weinberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The United States ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
East And Southeast Asia

Japan had been in open war with China since July 1937 and was continuing occasional advances against Chinese resistance. ‘Japan expands its war with China’ describes how German victories in the West in early 1940 suggested an opportunity to close off much of China's outside aid. In July 1941, Japanese forces occupied the southern part of French Indo-China, moving away from war with China to prepare attacks on territories controlled by the Netherlands, Britain, and the United States in East and Southeast Asia as well as the South Pacific. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941 brought the United States fully into the war, in both the Pacific and in Europe.

scholarly journals Risk of COVID-19 importation to the Pacific islands through global air travel

2020 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Craig ◽  
A. E. Heywood ◽  
J. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
East Asian ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The United States ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Importation Risk

Abstract On 30 January 2020, WHO declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global public health emergency. As of 12 March 2020, 125 048 confirmed COVID-19 cases in 118 countries had been reported. On 12 March 2020, the first case in the Pacific islands was reported in French Polynesia; no other Pacific island country or territory has reported cases. The purpose of our analysis is to show how travellers may introduce COVID-19 into the Pacific islands and discuss the role robust health systems play in protecting health and reducing transmission risk. We analyse travel and Global Health Security Index data using a scoring tool to produce quantitative estimates of COVID-19 importation risk, by departing and arriving country. Our analysis indicates that, as of 12 March 2020, the highest risk air routes by which COVID-19 may be imported into the Pacific islands are from east Asian countries (specifically, China, Korea and Japan) to north Pacific airports (likely Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or, to a less extent, Palau); or from China, Japan, Singapore, the United States of America or France to south Pacific ports (likely, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia or New Caledonia). Other importation routes include from other east Asian countries to Guam, and from Australia, New Zealand and other European countries to the south Pacific. The tool provides a useful method for assessing COVID-19 importation risk and may be useful in other settings.

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