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The island nation of Tonga played host to the annual meeting of the leaders of the Pacific Island Forum from August 26 to 30. More than 1,500 delegates from 40 nations were in attendance at the ...

Leading the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji, the secretary general plays ... camps just across the border can be seen as the fallout of the geopolitical rivalries among ...

Pacific leaders also discussed building stronger ties with Washington, potentially by establishing a new "Special Envoy" office in the US, which would give the Forum Secretariat better access to ...

Pacific leaders in Tonga for a summit removed references to Taiwan from a group communique after complaints from China.. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) saw Australia, New Zealand, and 16 Pacific ...

From 2013, this meeting will become a new regional group — the Pacific Islands Development Forum. Its primary purpose will be to provide a regional counterpoint to the PSIDS group at the UN — an ...

Pacific Islands Forum secretary-general Baron Waqa said "de-banking" had become a serious issue for the region, which between 2011 and 2022 lost 60% of its correspondent banking relationships ...

SUVA, September 10, 2024 –Leaders from across Pacific Island countries have called for a robust 21 st replenishment of the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA21), echoing the call ...

On May 28 and 29, senior representatives from 11 Pacific Island countries—including Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, Niue Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi, and a representative from the Pacific Islands ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan has signed an agreement with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to invest NT$34.21 million (US$1.1 million) in ocean management over the next three years, reports said ...