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Suva Fiji, 13 November 2020 : PIDF secretariat celebrated festival of lights today also known as Deepawali, it is the Hindu festival of lights which is celebrated all over the globe. The joyous festival of Diwali also brings along the celebration of victory of good over evil. The PIDF Team wishes every happiness and fortune […]

Launch of Fiji Youth Solar Challenge Suva Fiji, 03 November 2020 - The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) and its partners launched the first ever Fiji Youth Solar Challenge (FYSC) – a national competition for youth from across the country to showcase the benefits of renewable energy. The FYSC aims to encourage the youth of

Suva Fiji, 23 October 2020 – Congratulations to our PIDF Staff : Mr. Viliame Kasanawaqa, Dr. Leba Ulita Salusalu, Ms. Afsrin Ali and Mr. Spencer Robinson for completing the Joint Online Training on “Making Cities Resilient: Developing and implementing local disaster risk reduction strategy to respond to COVID-19 and to better prepare for the future”

Suva Fiji, 22 October 2020 – The Pacific Islands Development Forum, welcomed Mr Daniel Muñoz-Smith, the Global Green Growth( GGGI) Country Representative for Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu, together with his Team, to the Secretariat this morning. Mr Smith paid a courtesy call to the PIDF Secretary General, Ambassador Solo Mara and met with the

Suva Fiji, 22 October 2020 – The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) was presented with a cheque by the Embassy of The People’s Republic of China in Fiji this morning. The funding provided is for a Food and Nutrition Project themed: ‘Strengthening Human Resilience in the Post-COVID 19 World through Healthy Food and Nutrition in

Wednesday, 14 October, 2020, Suva The PIDF Secretariat team celebrated a great achievement by its Secretary General, Ambassador Solo Mara, who received from the President of Fiji, His Excellency Major-General [Ret] Jioji Konrote, the Fiji 50 Independence Commemorative medal at the State House with 25 other recipients. Ambassador Mara’s investiture was in recognition of his

9 October 2020, Suva Fiji PIDF secretariat celebrated Fiji’s 50th Independence Day today. With the blue spirit flowing all over the country it was a joyous occasion for everyone at the secretariat. Remarking the experiences this day commemorates special historical events in Fiji’s history. 10th October 1970 Fiji became an Independent nation and its colonial

30 September 2020, Rakiraki Fiji: The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) organised a talanoa session with stakeholders from the aquaculture and fisheries sector in the province of Ra to discuss opportunities and challenges in this sector and a way forward. This session was the second in the series of talanoas’ for blue economy development in

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