February 2016

This afternoon the Prime Minister of Tuvalu the Honorable Enele Sopoaga signed the PIDF Charter signaling the formal admission of Tuvalu to the PIDF. The Ceremony which took place at the PIDF Secretariat also witnessed the formal raising of the Tuvalu national flag at the PIDF Secretariat. Tuvalu now becomes the eleventh member of the

The United Nations has this week informed the PIDF that in accordance with Article 102 of the UN Charter the Secretary General of the UN has registered in New York the Charter of the PIDF that was signed in Suva on 4th September 2015 at the conclusion of the historical Third PIDF Leaders Summit. There

February 9th, 2016 – The Pacific Island Development Forum officially became the regional multi stakeholder forum for leaders of governments, private sector and civil society after the Pacific Island Private Sector Organisation signed the PIDF Charter yesterday. Representing the 15 national private sector organisations of the Pacific, PIPSO Vice President Mr. Howard Politini stated that

The Pacific Island Development Forum organised a Talanoa session to brief Pacific diplomatic missions on the developments that are underway to address the issue of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the international shipping sector. The meeting also seeks the views of Pacific Island governments and other stakeholders with regards to the shipping emissions paper