PIFS
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 August 2012: Seven Pacific Island Countries have exchanged a total of eight Maritime Boundary Agreements, on the sidelines of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum, which is convening in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands, from 28-30 August 2012. The treaties are expected to provide a more accurate and secure basis for the management of the Pacific Ocean, including in the areas of fishing activity, marine environmental protection, marine research and the management and exploration of natural resources....
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 August 2012: Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary-General, Tuiloma Neroni Slade, and the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Secretary-General, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, addressed leaders attending the Pacific ACP (PACP) States Leaders Forum, urging them to conclude Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations with the EU. The PACP meeting convened on 28 August 2012, in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands.
In his address, Slade encouraged Leaders to conclude negotiations with the EU this year, in...
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 August 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) announced the outcomes of the 21st Smaller Island States (SIS) Leaders Meeting, held in Raratonga, the Cook Islands, on 27 August 2012. The meeting took decisions on the SIS Development Fund, financing for climate change, tourism and trade.
On the SIS Development Fund, Leaders agreed to a programme-based approach for securing additional resources from development partners. On sustainable financing for climate change, Leaders welcomed...
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 August 2012: The Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC) held a meeting ahead of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF 43), to monitor progress on elements of the Plan. The 2012 Annual Pacific Plan Progress Report was presented to the Committee.
The Report is based on progress reports from the PIF Secretariat (PIFS) and other members of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) as well as international agencies. It addresses issues relating to education, tourism and trade, among...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 July 2012: The inaugural Pacific African Carribbean Pacific (ACP) Officials’ Meeting addressed economic, trade and regional integration. The meeting took place ahead of the Pacific ACP Leaders’ Meeting, scheduled for 28 August 2012.
Held on 27 July 2012, in Suva, Fiji, discussions focused on, inter alia: Pacific Regional Indicative Programme under the European Development Fund (EDF); progress of the Pacific region’s negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU;...
