Research Consultancy Announcement

Pacific Hub is looking for Expression of Interest from researchers for a COVID research project to be conducted over two phases.

COVID Project
The global Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the economic realities of Pacific Island countries (PICs). Civil society’s civic space is under severe attack worldwide, including Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs). Simply convening in the Pacific is a challenge due to distance, poor connectivity and limited access to technological advancements. Even harder to overcome than these physical obstacles are entrenched societal power dynamics that undermine inclusive and impactful collective action.

With the impact of COVID 19, combined with natural disasters such as Tropical Cyclone Harold, civic and human rights space in the Pacific has become tenuous over the past few months. Although some countries had no cases of infections, others have varying numbers ranging from below thousand to below 100 or below 50. The situation is concerning for small island states due to the lack of large healthcare facilities to accommodate potential surges.

With this advent, countries started taking unprecedented steps to implement “State of Emergencies” or developed special promulgation legislation to address COVID and how they can manage the spread of the virus within the national jurisdiction.

· Which COVID 19 related legislation has been enacted, introduced or implemented in Fiji, Palau and Samoa? How are these laws impacting civic freedoms?

Please click on the links below for further information.

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