Pacific
The Pacific region comprises 22 island states and is spread over 30 million square kilometres. The total population of the region is just over 7.5 million people.
Oxfam currently focuses its work in Melanesian countries as they account for 85 per cent of the total population of the Pacific. They suffer some of the most widespread poverty in the Pacific, and have experienced conflict, civil unrest and difficulties in providing good governance in recent years.
The Pacific is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. Beyond the image of fragile atolls being inundated by the sea, people are struggling to cope with unpredictable weather, decreasing crop yields, the spread of infectious diseases, shrinking access to fresh water, and worsening storm surges, king tides and cyclones.
Where we work
Poverty in the Pacific
Poverty is a significant and growing problem for many states in the Pacific region due to more than two decades of weak economic performance, population growth, urban drift and increasing inequalities.
Regional strategic plan
The Oxfam International Pacific Regional Strategy aims to build the capacity of civil society groups to lobby and campaign for changes to policies, laws and structures that will have a long-term impact on poverty and injustice in the region.
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