September 8, 2016

Secretary General, Meg Taylor DBE, Remarks to the 47th Pacific Islands Forum Opening Ceremony State of the Region

Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 8 September 2016 Kaselehlie Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum and your delegations; Distinguished Guests and Development Partners; Friends It is an honour to […]
August 9, 2016

Smaller Island States Strategy the Focus on First Day of Forum Officials Meetings

Implementing a new strategy designed to ensure greater influence on the regional agenda for the Smaller Islands States of the Pacific Islands Forum was the focus […]
November 12, 2014

Regional Workshop on the World Trade Organisation

A regional workshop for Pacific Island country officials on the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement is currently underway in Apia, Samoa. The […]
May 13, 2012

Quality education the fastest way to sustainable development

Port Vila, Vanuatu– The Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, Hon. Sato Kilman Livtuvanu, MP says quality education is unequivocally the fastest way to achieve […]
December 3, 2011

BROADENING THE CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE

Climate change goes beyond the direct impacts of well-publicised sea-level rise, says an expert from the Pacific region. Think food security and health. Think infrastructure; planning […]
September 7, 2011

Forum SIS Leaders want urgent action on climate change

[Auckland, New Zealand] Forum Smaller Island States (SIS) Leaders have called for more urgent action by the global community to curb the rate of climate change […]
September 6, 2011

Climate change remains challenge for Forum SIS

Climate change remains the overwhelming challenge in the development pursuits of Smaller Islands States (SIS) within the Pacific Islands Forum. In his opening remarks at the […]