The establishment of a Pacific Island Women Caucus composed of women parliamentarians generated plenty of media coverage. Below are news reports from the region :
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 4 February 2014
Australian Human Rights Commission President barred from visiting Nauru; Panguna mine critical to Bougainville’s economic and social progress; Solomon Islands’ government asked to explain attorney general settlement; International unions call for investigation into Fiji labour rights; Pacific women put aside political differences for common goal.
Duration: 19′ 12″
Pacific women put aside political differences for common goal
Women from seven Pacific Islands gather to discuss how to boost the representation of women in elected positions in the region.
Duration: 3′ 33″
Fiji’s Labour Party President says lack of election detail ‘discouraging’
New regional women’s caucus head tells of leadership stigma
Twenty women from seven Pacific nations gather in Fiji to find ways to boost women’s representation in politics.
Duration: 2′ 34″
Pacific women gather in Fiji to boost representation in politics