"Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together" - "Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together"

Music artists from around the Pacific  participated in a virtual  concert that was shown across some 17 countries in the Pacific last Saturday the 15th of August, 2020.

The Pacific Unite Concert, a first-of-its-kind televised and digitally streamed concert organised by the United Nations in the Pacific, called on leaders and citizens across the region to work together and with the rest of the world in the fight against COVID-19.

The concert paid tribute to essential workers across the Pacific for the work they’ve done so far to prevent transmission and save lives and a call, through music and art, for continued solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. It is also a reminder that as we rise up as a family of nations, we must seize the opportunity to build a more inclusive and resilient Pacific and a more sustainable and equitable world.



Hosted by Aunty Tala from the Laughing Samoans, the virtual concert featured performances from Jah Boy (Solomon Islands); Jay Hoad (Australia); Juny B (Kiribati); Justin Wellington (PNG), Kendal T (Palau), Mia Kami (Tonga), Nem & Talei (Fiji), Paulini (Australia), Poly Flavour (Samoa); Skillz (Fiji); Stan Antas (Vanuatu), Te Vaka (New Zealand); Tiki Taane (New Zealand), Tropikana Breeze (Tuvalu), Vanessa Quai (Vanuatu), Yosh (Vanuatu), UN Messenger of Peace Yo-Yo Ma (USA), and more.



The Pacific Unite Concert was also acknowledged by global leaders Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern from New Zealand, His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. 

If you missed out last Saturday, you can enjoy the concert on UN Web TV