Forum leaders appointed Baron Waqa as next Forum Secretary General, endorse the 2050 Strategy

Pacific Islands Forum leaders have reaffirmed the decision taken under the Suva Agreement with the appointment of former president of Nauru Baron Waqa as the next Secretary General. This was announced by Forum Chairman

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Korea – Pacific Islands Summit to discuss 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent

The Korea – Pacific Islands Summit is set to discuss 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent Monday. This was revealed by Forum Secretary General Henry Puna in an interview with Pacific journalists in Seoul.

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2050 Strategy is essentially political

Regionalists generally identify three characteristics of regionalism, namely: economics, security and politics. Economic regionalism focuses on economic and financial aspects. Generally speaking, this is effectively an

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Probing political analysis needed for 2050 strategy

Work on the Pacific Islands Forum 2050 Strategy’s implementation and monitoring plan, and review of regional architecture, would have started after the Strategy was launched at the 51st Pacific Islands Forum Leaders

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2050 STRATEGY FOR THE BLUE PACIFIC CONTINENT: A SEA CHANGE?

The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders, at their meeting in Funafuti, Tuvalu, last August, endorsed the development of a ‘2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.’ Leaders thus tasked

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Forum to develop regional strategy on labour mobility

The annual meeting of Trade Ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji has agreed on the need to develop a regional strategy on labour mobility in the Pacific, citing the welfare of workers from Pacific Island

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IMO agrees to nonbinding target to achieve net zero “around 2050”

International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states have reached a tentative deal on the thorny question of bringing shipping into line with the Paris Agreement. The newly-agreed MEPC climate roadmap calls for

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2050 tops Regionalism Agenda for 2023

Ask anyone what the trending topics are for the Pacific year ahead, and the answers will not surprise.     The Climate Crisis. COVID. Food, family, economic security. Sustainable Development for all.

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Boosting the Pacific Aid for Trade Strategy

February 2021 marks the first anniversary of the endorsement of the Pacific Aid for Trade Strategy (PAfTS 2020-2025). It was not the first strategy of its type for Pacific regionalism. Clearly, it is too early to make

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“The game plan from the outside is to divide and conquer”

Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna talks Forum unity, the 2050 strategy and his

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Pacific job market shows resilience amidst challenges, ILO report shows

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), reports ongoing challenges within the Pacific job market, despite resilient growth. The Pacific Tripartite High-Level Dialogue on Decent Work and the 2050 Strategy for the

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Is the Pacific moving fast enough on Kava protection?

Pacific Island nations are considering implementing Geographical Indication (GI) protections for kava to safeguard its reputation and uniqueness. This move aims to capitalise on the growing global demand for kava and

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