The Pacific Islands Development Forum on Monday 16th March 2015 hosted a Talanoa Session on the subject of Flags of Convenience for a number of Pacific Ambassadors at the PIDF Secretariat in Nasese, Suva. Briefing the meeting were two visiting independent observers to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Mr Bill Hemmings (Transport & Environment) and […]
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The Third Pacific Islands Development Forum Summit of Leaders (PIDF 3) that ended in Suva last Friday 4th September 2015 has approved a Suva Deceleration on Climate Change. Speaking on the Declaration at the closure of PIDF 3, the Prime Minister of Fiji the Honorable Josaia V Bainimarama said, “We go from here to Paris
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The islands nation of Tokelau contributed NZD$50,000 ($71,000 Fijian dollars) to the Pacific Islands Development Forum Secretariat as part of its voluntary membership contribution on Monday 20 June 2016. This amount was pledged by Tokelau during the signing ceremony of the PIDF Charter earlier this year in April signalling the formal accession of Tokelau to
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The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) was visited by Ambassador Miroljub Petrović, from the Canberra based Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, who acknowledged the continued efforts of PIDF and its unique inclusive and multi-stakeholder approach on facilitating dialogue and action on arising issues of concern within the Pacific Islands. HE Petrović, who attended the
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Warriors are revered in most cultures around the world – and particularly so in the Pacific and Fiji’s appointment as the President of COP23, the 350.org Pacific affiliate, also known as the Pacific Climate Warriors (PCW) have decided to up the ante and advocate for the best possible “Pacific Position.” We were graced with the
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The Indian High Commissioner to Fiji, HE Mr Vishvas Sapka commended PIDF by recognizing its inclusive multi-stakeholder approach in discussing Pacific concerns during a courtesy visit to the Secretariat. HE Sapka acknowledged the achievement of the Forum over their relatively short year of operationalization. PIDF Secretary General, François Martel provided an overview of recent achievements
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Prime Minister Sogavare displays the Certificate of Establishment of the National Sustainable Development Board of Solomon Islands from the PIDF Secretariat. With him is the Deputy Secretary General of the PIDF Secretariat, Mr Peni Lomaloma. Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare launched the Solomon Islands National Sustainable Development Board (NSDB) of the Pacific Islands Development
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The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) has joined the community of TEDxSuva sponsors for this year’s event, announcing their support at a signing event hosted at their Secretariat office in Suva. “We are thrilled to be one off the major partners of TEDxSuva’s ‘Ocean of Ideas’ initiative and look forward for the journey of this
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PIDF was delighted and honored to accept the offer of partnership with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, in facilitating a Sustainable Development Summit. This followed a visit to the Secretariat by a delegation led by the Indian High Commissioner to Fiji and senior officials from TERI to discuss finer details of the Summit
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June 27, 2017, Suva: “As a Pacific Leaders organisation tasked with bringing transformational change through mainstreaming the blue-green economic model, PIDF seeks to forge partnerships with like-minded institutions. We look forward to establishing some model projects in our island countries to demonstrate that blue-green economy is not just pie in the sky but it is
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