About the office

For over 40 years, the UNESCO Regional Office for the Pacific States has been fostering sustainable development via its programmes in education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, communication and information in 16 Pacific Member States and one Associate Member State: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau (Associate Member),Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Last update:20 April 2026

Who is Who

Sardar Umar Alam

Director and UNESCO Representative to the Pacific States, Apia, Samoa

Jiuta Korovulavula

National Professional Officer for Tsunami Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Suva, Fiji

Walter Faamatuainu

National Officer for Science, Apia, Samoa

Mary Anne Therese Manuson

Regional Education Programme Specialist, Apia, Samoa

Aterina Samasoni

National Officer for Education, Apia, Samoa

Varunesh Ashvindra Rao

Programme Analyst, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Sara García de Ugarte

Regional Programme Specialist for Culture, Apia, Samoa

Van Anh Nguyen

Project Officer, Apia, Samoa

Leeno Ameda

Finance and Administrative Officer, Apia, Samoa

Vaotupu Sufie

Senior Administrative Assistant, Apia, Samoa

Artika Devi

Administrative Assistant for Science and Culture, Suva, Fiji

Callydora Miriama Isara

Administrative Assistant, Apia, Samoa

Melanie Bernadette Amiatu

Programme Assistant, Apia, Samoa

Bryan So’Onalol

Information Technology Assistant, Apia, Samoa

Harry Laban

Senior Driver, Apia, Samoa

(vacant)

Regional Programme Specialist for Social and Human Sciences

(vacant)

Regional Programme Specialist for Communication and Information

(vacant)

Regional Science Programme Specialist, Apia, Samoa

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