Establishment of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation (name changed to Forum Secretariat in 1981)

SSCR through the FPR identified five issues, which warranted Leaders’ consideration: Fisheries, Climate Change, Information Communications Technologies, Cervical cancer, West Papua Leaders endorsed the Hiri Declaration..Read More

Nauru Signs and Ratifies PICTA Trade in Services Protocol (Aug 20 2013) On 5th September, Leaders adopted the Majuro Declaration for Climate Change

Lecture Series for the 40th Anniversary conducted in Port Vila and Suva Leaders adopted the Waiheke Declaration on Sustainable Economic Development Forum Leaders’ passed a Statement..Read More

Adoption of the Cairns Compact on Strengthening Development Coordination in the Pacific Adoption of the Pacific Regional Strategy on Disability

Adoption of the Vava’u Declaration on Pacific Fisheries Italy joined the Post Forum Dialogue Partners

Leaders adopted the Pacific Plan Agreement establishing the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders also agreed to adopt a new policy regarding admission, criteria and entitlements for associate..Read More

Leaders endorsed the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) Leaders adopted the Forum Principles of Good Leadership Leaders endorsed the Pacific Islands Air Services..Read More

Adoption of the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA) Pacific Agreement of Closer Economic Relations (PACER). PICTA & PACER open for signature 18 August 2001 First..Read More

New Caledonia joins the Forum as an observer Leaders agreed on a new name for the Forum – ‘Pacific Islands Forum’ Leaders endorsed in principle a..Read More

Agreement on establishment of the Pacific Islands Centre – Japan, Tokyo 27th Forum theme: Regional Solidarity for the Common Good – Leaders agreed in line with..Read More

Forum gains Observer Status at the United Nations The Forum endorsed the Suva Declaration on Sustainable Human Development in the Pacific and underlined the importance of..Read More

South Pacific Forum Secretariat Agreement The Forum recognized the special development requirements of the Smaller Island State

Formation of the Post Forum Dialogue process Countries attended first meeting are Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States Establishment of the South..Read More

Adoption of the South Pacific Nuclear Zone Treaty by the Forum

The Forum adopted the resolution on the Law of the Sea Convention Establishment of the Energy Unit at SPEC

Adoption of the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreements (SPARTECA) Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides) joins the Forum as a full member

Solomon Islands and Tuvalu joins the Forum

Leaders agreed to establish the Pacific Forum Line at the Nauru Leaders Forum Disaster Fund established

Leaders agreed to establish a Regional Shipping Council Papua New Guinea joins the Forum as a full member

Formation of the South Pacific Forum (Original members were Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Tonga and Western Samoa)