Fiji, July 23 -- Tuvalu Prime Minister, Feleti Teo says peace in the Pacific cannot be achieved while women live in fear and children experience abuse, urging leaders to embed gender equality and social inclusion into the heart of the region's new Ocean of Peace Declaration.

Speaking at the Ocean of Peace Talanoa in Suva, Prime Minister Teo said, "Peace must begin at home. And peace must be lived every day, in the choices we make, and in the policies we craft, and in the relationships we build."

The event gathered Pacific ministers, senior officials, and civil society to discuss how gender equality and social inclusion can strengthen the region's push for peace under the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.

"I thank the organi...