South Pacific Commission

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intergovernmental organization international organization regional organization

The South Pacific Commission, now known as the Pacific Community, is an international organization that supports sustainable development and regional cooperation among Pacific Island countries and territories.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international organization → regional organization →
alsoKnownAs	Pacific Community → SPC →
changedNameTo	Pacific Community →
cooperatesWith	Pacific Islands Forum → United Nations agencies →
fieldOfWork	agriculture → climate change → culture → disaster risk management → education → fisheries → forestry → public health → statistics →
founded	1947 →
foundedBy	Australia → France → Netherlands → New Zealand → United Kingdom → United States →
foundingLocation	Canberra →
foundingTreaty	Canberra Agreement →
hasMotto	Science, Solutions, Solidarity →
hasOfficialLanguage	English → French → Spanish →
hasOrgan	Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations → Conference of the Pacific Community → Secretariat of the Pacific Community →
hasSuccessor	Pacific Community →
headquartersCountry	New Caledonia →
headquartersLocation	Nouméa →
legalForm	treaty-based organization →
memberOf	Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific →
nameChangeEffectiveYear	1998 →
purpose	capacity building → regional cooperation → sustainable development → technical assistance →
regionServed	Oceania → Pacific Islands →
website	https://www.spc.int/ →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pacific Community → Pacific Community →	formerName
Pacific Community ("Secretariat of the Pacific Community") → South Pacific Commission ("Secretariat of the Pacific Community") →	hasOrgan
Marshall Islands ("Secretariat of the Pacific Community") → Niue ("Secretariat of the Pacific Community") →	regionalOrganizationMembership
Canberra Agreement →	established
Pacific Community ("Conference of the Pacific Community") →	governingBody
Pacific Islands Forum ("Secretariat of the Pacific Community") →	hasObserver
Suva ("Secretariat of the Pacific Community regional offices") →	hosts
Canberra Agreement →	originalOrganizationName