Fiji, Feb. 7 -- Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has issued a strong call for private finance to play a greater role in supporting Small Island Developing States (SIDS), warning that current investment flows are failing the Pacific region at a time of escalating climate and economic challenges.

Speaking at the 2025 OECD Conference on Private Finance for Sustainable Development (CoP-PF4SD) this week, Waqa highlighted the paradox of global capital availability: while investment levels have never been higher, only a fraction is reaching the world's most vulnerable economies.

"Capital flows have reached unprecedented levels, yet far too little is reaching SIDS," Waqa said. "Our nations, scattered across vast oceans, are on...