A courtesy call was made to the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) by Polish Special Envoy Ambassador Pawel Milewski yesterday, 11 March 2016 to discuss potential areas of partnership and support. The visit allowed PIDF Secretary General, Mr François Martel to provide an overview of the PIDFs major accomplishments in terms of establishing the Pacific’s […]
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It’s time to action the implementation of discussions and outcomes of the COP21 in the Pacific and we need to do it collectively with one message and one voice. This came out clearly at the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Secretariat’s Senior Officials Committee meeting held at the USP ICT Centre on March 11, 2016.
The Pacific Island Development Forum (PIDF) extends to all women their best wishes as we acknowledge International Women’s Day today, 8th March, 2016. Today is a time to reflect on progress made and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries
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The Pacific Islands Development Forum’s (PIDF), Climate Change Advisor, Dr Mahendra Kumar was awarded the 2016 Lead Reviewers Award for Team Spirit for Contribution to National Communications by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at a ceremony in Bonn, Germany on the 3rd of March, 2016. “It indeed feels positive to be
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A post TC Winston clean-up initiative organised by the Pacific Island Development Forum (PIDF) was undertaken today (27/2/2016) at the Nasese Foreshore area. Attended by nearly 100 volunteers, from all works of life, who responded to PIDFs call for unity to undertake this clean-up campaign, huge amount of debris that washed ashore from the aftermath
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February 16, 2016 – Almost 300 participants gathered at the ICT Lecture Theater at the University of the South Pacific to attend the Post 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) Debrief. Facilitated by the Pacific Island Development Forum, the dialogue focused on the key outcomes from the COP21; the Paris Agreement
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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
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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
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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
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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
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