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Displaying 3 of about 3 resultsFebruary 12 2018, near midnight, severe Tropical Cyclone (TC Gita) to impact Tonga made landfall on the islands of Tongatapu and ‘Eua. This resulted in severe impacts to infrastructure and agriculture across the two main islands. However, due to the efforts of the MET Service and emergency response team, no lives were lost.
Tonga has officially adopted…
Australia is a significant long-term donor to the Kingdom of Tonga and has supported development and disaster risk management programs for many years. Tropical Cyclone (TC) Gita struck Tonga in February 2018, causing destruction across multiple islands and affecting 80,000 people. Australia responded with a $14 million response and recovery package to s…
The Kingdom of Tonga has long recognised the importance of promoting gender equality to achieve sustainable development outcomes, as development can only be realised if women and men, girls and boys are benefiting equally from services and programmes and if related policies are adequately resourced. Tonga has made contributions toward progressing gender…