PIDF was represented by Anais Rouveyrol, Team Leader for Members and Partners Services for PIDF, attended the SPC Regional SDG Pacific Headline Indicators Meeting on 27 February – 2nd March 2017 in Noumea, New Caledonia. The Meeting debated on a list of Pacific SDG Headline Indicators in order to be tell the story of the […]
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Following a meeting in March between Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) management and the Hon. Inia Seruiratu, designated Fiji COP23 High Champion, the PIDF has offered with its technical partners and network to assist the honourable Minister in the implementation of his role as part of the COP23 Fiji Presidency. PIDF Secretary General, François Martel confirmed
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Pacific Islands Development Forum, Secretary General presented a farewell gift to Taholo Kami, outgoing Regional Director for IUCN Oceania Regional Office during a farewell function and thanked him for the support given to this young organization since its establishment in 2013. “We would like to acknowledge your tremendous contribution to the genesis of PIDF – the development
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PIDF was represented by its Team Leader Member Capacity, Ms. Arpana Pratap at a two-day preparatory meeting held from the 15-16 February, 2017, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It was chaired by the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the UN and the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN, with a view
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The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) was visited by a high level delegation from Belgium led by the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Didier Reynders, who acknowledged that they stand ready to support areas of mutual collaboration especially in regards to climate change action, sustainable oceans and to support continued efforts of PIDF in the Pacific
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RMI has nominated their National Strategic Plan Sustainable Development Goals Committee to assume the role of the NSDB for the Republic of the Marshall Islands as discussions continued with RMI following the successful visit by a PIDF Team to undertake consultations and Ministerial level meetings in December 2016. The Deputy Secretary General with PIDF Team
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The Pacific Islands Development Forum Secretary General participated in a High Level Study Visit for the Pacific Island States and Timor-Leste from 7 to 9 February 2017, along with Head of States, Ministers and senior officials from 14 Pacific Island States and Timor-Leste, and heads of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), and the Pacific Community
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The University of Fiji in partnership with the Pacific Islands Development Forum Secretariat, hosted a two day regional conference on Renewable Energy at the Sofitel Fiji Resort on Denarau Island. A key note address was delivered by the PIDF Secretary General François Martel who remarked that more than 70% of fossil fuel in the Pacific
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The Hon. Prime Minister and PIDF Secretary General, François Martel discussed operational matters of the PIDF aligned to its mandated work plan. Secretary General Martel informed the PIDF Chair that consultations are currently being undertaken on the establishment of National Sustainable Development Boards (NSDB) within member countries. These consultations also enhanced member countries awareness of
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PIDF Secretary General (middle) with PGA Ambassador Thomson (right) and Acting Fiji PRUN Luke Daunivalu (left) at the Fiji UN Mission in NY The United Nations General Assembly on 13/12/16 granted Observer Status to the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) through a consensus amongst all the 193 Member States adopting the resolution without a
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