Leaders’ Declarations

September 21, 2014

Palau Declaration on ‘The Ocean: Life and Future’ Charting a course to sustainability

December 21, 2013

MAJURO DECLARATION FOR CLIMATE LEADERSHIP

August 30, 2012

PACIFIC LEADERS GENDER EQUALITY DECLARATION 30 August 2012, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

The Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum met from 27 to 30 August 2012 in Rarotonga and brought new determination and invigorated commitment to efforts to […]

September 8, 2011

THE WAIHEKE DECLARATION ON SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 8 September, Auckland, New Zealand

We, the Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, meeting in Auckland, New Zealand: Acknowledging with gratitude the foresight of Pacific Leaders who forty years ago first […]

May 1, 2010

PORT VILA DECLARATION ON ACCELERATING PROGRESS ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

We, the Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu: Recalling our commitment to improve the lives of all impoverished people around the […]

August 21, 2009

CAIRNS COMPACT ON STRENGTHENING DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION IN THE PACIFIC

The Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum met from 4 to 7 August 2009 in Cairns to bring new determination and an invigorated commitment to lift […]

February 21, 2008

THE NIUE DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

We, the Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, meeting in Niue: DEEPLY CONCERNED by the serious current impacts of and growing threat posed by climate change […]

April 20, 2007

THE VAVA’U DECLARATION ON PACIFIC FISHERIES RESOURCES “OUR FISH, OUR FUTURE”

We, the Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, meeting at Vava’u in the Kingdom of Tonga: RECOGNISING that our regional fisheries resources remain a key driver […]

November 22, 2006

DECLARATION ON DEEP-SEA BOTTOM TRAWLING TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY IN THE HIGH SEAS

RECALLING the decision of the 36th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in October 2005 to develop an appropriate legal framework to […]