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Forum Strategic Plan sets six priorities to drive 2050 Blue Pacific Vision

Fiji, Aug. 5 -- The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has adopted a new five-year Strategic Plan that sets six strategic goals to strengthen regional political solidarity, security, economic resilience, oce... Read More


Pacific preparations underway ahead of Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau

Fiji, Aug. 5 -- The Pre-Forum Officials Committee (FOC) Meeting has begun, bringing together senior government officials to discuss key governance issues for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and ... Read More


Independent group clarifies position on Solomon Islands- U.S Ship Rider Agreement

Fiji, Aug. 5 -- Solomon Islands Opposition Independent Group has clarified that its concerns regarding the Solomon Islands-United States Ship Rider Agreement are focused on parliamentary oversight and... Read More


Ship Rider Agreements legally settled, debate should focus on national interest: Dr Aqorau

Fiji, Aug. 5 -- Pacific fisheries expert and Solomon Islands University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau says the public debate over Ship Rider Agreements is confusing international law with... Read More


Pacific Women leaders push action on economic resilience, Climate and gender equality

Fiji, Aug. 5 -- Pacific Women Leaders have called for stronger action to protect women and vulnerable communities from growing economic, social and climate challenges, endorsing a series of measures a... Read More


Ship Rider Agreements: Separating law from geopolitics in the Solomon Islands debate

Fiji, Aug. 5 -- The recent public discussion surrounding Ship Rider Agreements has been healthy and important. It demonstrates that Solomon Islanders care deeply about our sovereignty, our oceans and ... Read More


Pacific Ship Rider agreements strengthen, not surrender, sovereignty: Dr Aqorau

Fiji, Aug. 3 -- Ship Rider Agreements are not a surrender of Pacific sovereignty but one of the region's strongest expressions of it, according to Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chanc... Read More


IMF warns Samoa's recovery has lost momentum as growth slows amid global pressures

Fiji, Aug. 3 -- Samoa's strong post-pandemic recovery has slowed sharply, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warning that weaker domestic demand, rising global energy prices and persistent str... Read More


Why the Pacific invented the Ship Rider Agreement- A story of innovation, Sovereignty and international law

Fiji, Aug. 3 -- One of the least understood, but most successful, innovations in international fisheries law emerged not from one of the world's great powers, but from the small island countries of th... Read More


UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining

Fiji, July 31 -- Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it threatens the ocean ... Read More