The Honourable Prime Minister was pleased to receive a courtesy call from Ms. Mereseini Rakuita, Principal Strategic Lead for Pacific Women and Girls at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), who is currently visiting Tonga to support the launch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Youth and Gender Policies.

The Prime Minister thanked Ms. Rakuita for SPC’s continued support to the Government of Tonga, particularly in the areas of gender and youth.

Naʻe talitali lelei ‘e he ʻEiki Palemia ‘a e ʻaʻahi meia Ms. Mereseini Rakuita, Ko e taki he Va’a Palani Ngaue ma’a e kakai fefine mo e fanau ‘a e Va’a Faka Sekelitali ‘a e Komiuniti ‘o e Pasifiki (Principal Strategic Lead for Pacific Women and Girls at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community -SPC), ʻa ia ʻoku lolotonga ʻaʻahi mai ki Tonga ni ke poupouʻi hono faka’ilonga’i ‘a hono kamataʻi ʻo e Ngaahi Tu’utu’uni Ngaue ma’a e to’utupu mo e tangata pe fefine (gender) ‘a e Potungaue Fakalotofonua.

Naʻe fakamalo ʻa e Palemia kia Ms. Rakuita ʻi he hokohoko atu ʻa e poupou ʻa e Va’a Faka Sekelitali ‘a e Komiuniti ‘o e Pasifiki ki he Puleʻanga Tonga, tautautefito ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻo e tangata/fefine mo e toʻutupu.