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Pacific: Parents must send children to school at right age
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 2:49 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Parents in the Pacific region have been urged to send their children to school at the right age as this is a critical factor in the success of a child’s education. Professor Keith Lewin, from the Centre for International Education, at the University ... More >>
2012 FTMM: Samoa 155th Member of World Trade Organisation
Monday, 14 May 2012, 1:34 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Samoa officially became the 155th Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 10 May 2012. This announcement was made at the 2012 Forum Trade Ministers’ Meeting currently underway in Majuro, the Republic of the Marshall Islands. More >>
Forum Secretary General welcomes lifting of Emergency Decree
Thursday, 5 January 2012, 11:58 am | Pacific Islands Forum
The Forum Secretary-General, Tuiloma Neroni Slade, has welcomed the announcement by Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama that the Public Emergency Regulation (PER) will be lifted on 7 January 2012. He said this is an important development and a step in ... More >>
Fiji hosts first Regional Deportee Meeting
Monday, 5 December 2011, 5:55 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
The first-ever regional meeting focusing on addressing the issue of criminal deportees was held in Suva, Fiji this week, organized by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Centre with support ... More >>
Broadening the Climate Change Debate
Monday, 5 December 2011, 12:23 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
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 and budgeting. Think holistic. More >>
Tuvalu calls for harmonisation of development cooperation
Friday, 2 December 2011, 5:05 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
A Pacific Islands Forum Smaller Island State, Tuvalu has used the platform of the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness underway in Busan, Republic of Korea to call for more harmonization of development assistance to the developing countries. More >>
Samoa urges country leadership in climate change financing
Friday, 2 December 2011, 1:21 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Samoa has told the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness underway in Busan, Republic of Korea that country leadership is one fundamental foundation upon which to build the effectiveness of external sources of climate change finance. More >>
Joint Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and NEPAD statement
Friday, 2 December 2011, 1:12 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) as a programme of the African Union, have called for stronger recognition of the vital role of regional platforms and organizations in enhancing ... More >>
PICs urged to make use of aid effectiveness forum
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 5:22 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific island countries have been urged to make use of the opportunity of the 4th High Level Forum (HLF4) on Aid Effectiveness being held in the Republic of Korea’s second largest city Busan to make strong representation on the steady yet positive ... More >>
US$4m from PEC Fund for Tuvalu desalination & solar power
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 1:37 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Tuvalu will access US $4million from the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) Fund to set up desalination plants and solar-power generation for the small island nation in crisis. More >>
Pacific: Inclusive education for persons with disabilities
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 12:05 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
The challenges and a new direction for including persons with disabilities in the Pacific region’s education system will be discussed at a meeting of Pacific Islands Forum Directors of Education in Nadi, Fiji, 19 – 21 October. More >>
Rakahanga project: Cook Isl. gets US$1 million from PEC Fund
Monday, 3 October 2011, 5:39 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Renewable energy is no longer an option, but an imperative for the Pacific region. The Cook Islands, Japan and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat last week joined forces to send a strong message that renewable energy was no longer an option - but ... More >>
Forum Leaders endorse Slade's second term as SG
Monday, 12 September 2011, 5:58 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have endorsed Tuiloma Neroni Slade of Samoa as their Secretary General for a second term. Forum Leaders made the decision at their retreat held yesterday on Waiheke Island in Auckland, New Zealand. More >>
Joint statement 19th Taiwan/Republic of China-Forum
Friday, 9 September 2011, 5:25 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
JOINT STATEMENT The Nineteenth Taiwan/Republic of China—Forum Countries Dialogue was held at the Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand. The Taiwan/Republic of China delegation was led by H.E. Ssu-tsun Shen, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Forum ... More >>
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders and UN Secretary General
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 2:01 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders and the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) met on 7 September 2011 during the 42nd Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland, New Zealand. More >>
SG: Climate change a danger now, not tomorrow
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 12:54 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
The 42nd Pacific Islands Forum has opened in Auckland, New Zealand with more expressions of concern for the immediate impact of climate change on the lives and livelihood of communities in the region. More >>
Forum SIS Leaders want urgent action on climate change
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 12:51 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Forum Smaller Island States (SIS) Leaders have called for more urgent action by the global community to curb the rate of climate change through more meaningful emissions reduction targets and immediate release of global Fast Start funding commitments ... More >>
EPA with EU: Push forward as one region, urge Leaders
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 12:05 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific ACP Leaders have called for continued negotiations on a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union as a single region with the support from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. More >>
Progress on Pacific ACP matters
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 5:37 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
Climate change, trade negotiations and development coordination were some of the key matters for deliberation by Pacific ACP Leaders who gathered today in Auckland, New Zealand. More >>
Climate change remains challenge for Forum SIS
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 1:07 pm | Pacific Islands Forum
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 20th Smaller Island States Leaders’ Meeting in Auckland, New Zealand this ... More >>
