11 September 2020, Suva A Letter of Intent was signed between the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) and the Institute of Applied Sciences (IAS), University of the South Pacific (USP) at the PIDF Secretariat. This engagement foresees a collaboration in promoting the sustainable development agenda through empowering resource owners and communities in the Pacific.

8 September 2020, Suva: The PIDF Secretariat welcomed Dr. Jay D. Lincoln, Charge d’ Affairs of the Embassy of the Republic of Palau based in Suva. The Republic of Palau became the latest member of PIDF at COP23 in 2017 making it the organisation’s 14th member and 12th member state. The PIDF Secretary General, Ambassador

Convene of the First Solar Head of States Annual Board Meeting 12 August 2020, Suva: The first Annual Board Meeting of the Solarisation Head of State (SHOS) Residences in PIDF members project was held on Wednesday 12 August 2020 at the PIDF Secretariat. The Project Board meeting was attended by representatives from the Republic of

Suva Fiji, 23 July 2020 – The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) organised a talanoa Session with the business owners and representatives from the aquaculture sector. This session was the first in the series of talanoas’ for the blue economy development in Fiji and provided a platform for these stakeholders to discuss challenges and a

Suva Fiji, 15 July 2020- The Pacific Islands Development Forum, welcomed the Permanent Secretary (PS) of Agriculture, Mr Ritesh Dass, to the Secretariat this morning. PS Dass paid a courtesy call to the PIDF Secretary General, Ambassador Solo Mara and then met with the Team Leader, Member Capacity, Ms. Arpana Pratap and Coordinator Programme Management,

Suva Fiji, 24 June 2020 – The head of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) pacific sub-regional office, Mr Solomone Momoivalu, and its Research Specialist, Dr Leba Salusalu, paid a courtesy visit to the Secretary General of PIDF, Ambassador Solo Mara. With PIDF’s designation as the regional platform for promoting south-south cooperation, the

JOINT PRESS RELEASE New Regional Solarisation Project to Improve Resilience in the Pacific Suva, Fiji, 8 June 2020 – A regional initiative signed in Suva this week will see Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems installed on buildings of national significance. The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office in Fiji

12 March 2020 – The PIDF Secretariat hosted a preliminary discussion and way forward on the Pacific Region’s Organisations Partnership (PROP) concept with IUCN’s Regional Programmes Director, Mr Andrew Foran. IUCN indicated its support for the PROP concept, however, stressed the importance of re-looking at the initiative to capture clear directions, purpose, collaborative frame-work and

6 March 2020 – Ambassador Solo Mara moderated session 7 of the The Melanesian Spearhead Group’s Ministerial and Senior Officials Conference on Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the Sub-region. This session was for Ministers to discuss the topic and highlight whether enough has been done in implementing ESGBV strategies. Moreover, the discussion was

20 February 2020 – PIDF Team Leader Programme Management Mark Borg and Programme  Management Coordinator Nikhil Lal participated in the inaugural meeting of the Plastic Waste Free Islands Project, implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with financial support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The PIDF team emphasised the need