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Violence against women in Fiji is recognised to be "pervasive, widespread and a serious national issue" [1] in the Pacific Island region. Fiji's rates of violence against women are "among the very highest in the world". [2] The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre reports that 64% of women who have been in intimate relationships have experienced physical ...
Law enforcement in Fiji. Fiji police band. Fiji has a unified national police force, the Fiji Police, whose motto is Salus Populi meaning "the welfare of the people". The Fijian Commissioner of Police title had been held by Australian police officer Andrew Hughes since 2003 but after the 2006 takeover of the Government the post has been ...
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM) is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural organisation based in Suva, Fiji, that works to remove discrimination against women through attitudinal changes and institutional reforms. FWRM believes in the practice and promotion of feminism, democracy, good governance and human rights.
Fiji will maintain a policing cooperation deal with China after a review of the agreement which has sparked concern in Australia, the Guardian Australia news site reported. “We are now back on ...
Ifereimi Vasu, Minister of Heritage and Arts. Website. education.gov.fj. The Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts is the ministry of Fiji responsible for overseeing Fiji's education system. [2] The current Minister for Education is Viliame Gavoka, who was appointed to the position in January 23rd 2024 [3]
Women in society. Women in Fiji live in or are from the Republic of Fiji. On March 8, 2007, The Fiji Times ONLINE described Fijian women as playing an important role in the fields of economic and social development in Fijian society. The women of the Republic of Fiji are the "driving force" in health service as nurses and medical doctors.
Education in Fiji. Primary school education in Fiji is compulsory, and subsidized for eight years. [1] In 1978, the gross primary enrollment ratio was 113.5 percent, and the net primary enrollment rate was 97.7 percent. [1] As of 2009, attendance was decreasing due to security concerns and the burden of school fees, often due to the cost of ...
Unaisi Vuniwaqa, from Fiji, is the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security. She was previously the Commissioner of Police for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Prior to going to South Sudan in 2016, she was Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in Fiji and had been the first head of the Sexual and ...