2021_in_Fiji

2021 in Fiji

2021 in Fiji

Fiji-related events during the year of 2021


Events of 2021 in Fiji.

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Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji

  • 15 January – Nazahat Shameen Khan of Fiji wins the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).[4]
  • 4 February – Pal Ahluwalia, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific and his wife are deported to Australia.[5]
  • 24 February – Activists and non-governmental organizations report an increase in violence against women and girls since the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns and curfews began a year ago. 64% of women in Fiji say they have been victims of some type of abuse.[6]
  • 10 April – The opening of Hanifa Mosque.[7]

Predicted and scheduled events

Deaths

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References

  1. "Konrote reappointed Fiji's president". Radio New Zealand. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. "Speaker of Parliament". Parliament of the Republic of Fiji. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. Farge, Emma (15 January 2021). "Fiji wins presidency of U.N. rights body after vote unblocks leadership impasse". Reuters. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. Perry, Nick (4 February 2021). "Fiji deports university leader in blow to regional relations". Associated Press. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. Chanel, Sheldon (24 February 2021). "'Crisis within a crisis': Violence against women surges in Fiji". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. Nasokia, Waisea (9 April 2021). "Koya To Open New Mosque Tomorrow". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. Talebula, Kate (11 March 2021). "Former Fijian Minister Cokanasiga dies aged 84". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021.

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