PIFS
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 February 2010: Japan has committed US$200,000 to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) for two regional projects that support economic development in the region, as part of Japan’s annual support to PIFS activities.
Japan’s funding aims to: support the establishment of the Business Development Fund to be managed by the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organization, with a view to strengthening the private sector through capacity building programs in product development, market research...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 February 2011: Trade Ministers of the Pacific members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping have reconfirmed their commitment to the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA), during a meeting in Apia, Samoa.
PICTA seeks to eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade within the region, and facilitate cooperation between the Parties with a view to the eventual creation of a single regional market among the Pacific Island economies.
Ministers confirmed the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 March 2011: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged UN support to help Pacific Island States reduce climate risks and respond to climate impacts, in a message to the High Level Regional Conference on climate change in the Pacific, held in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on 4 March 2011.
He pointed to the need to press for deeper emission cuts and to obtain resources for adaptation and capacity-building efforts in international climate change negotiations, and welcomed efforts by some Pacific Island...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 March 2011: The World Trade Organization (WTO) held a workshop on Small, Vulnerable Economies (SVEs) and Aid for Trade, on 17 February 2011, in Geneva, Switzerland, with a focus on Caribbean and Pacific experiences.
WTO members, observers, and observer organizations participated in the workshop, during which presentations by representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and AusAID focused on: the Aid-for-Trade needs and priorities of SVEs, in...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 March 2011: Meltek Sato Kilman Livtuvanu,
Prime Minister of Vanuatu and
Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, delivered a keynote address on “Pacific Regionalism: Past, Present and Future” in the context of the Pacific Islands Forum’s 40th Anniversary Leaders’ Lecture Series, on 3 March 2011, in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Kilman drew attention to the Pacific Plan, which has been implemented since 2006 and addresses climate change, social issues, security and stability. He called for a...
