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2017 PACIFIC YEAR FOR THE OCEANS #MYOCEANMATTERS PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

June 22, 2017, Suva: With a total of a 174 stunning photographs submitted from across most Pacific Island countries over three months (March-May 2017), it was indeed a difficult task to select winners for the 2017 Pacific Year for the Oceans #myoceanmatters campaign. Winners were announced yesterday, after making a selection from the top 20 […]

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COURTESY VISIT BY REPUBLIC OF GUINEA AMBASSADOR

The Republic of Guinea acknowledged the accomplishments of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) and the led role undertaken on the formulation of the Suva Declaration following a courtesy visit by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Guinea, Honourable Sylla Senkoun, to the PIDF Secretariat on Thursday 28th April, 2016. The visit allowed PIDF

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TUVALU ESTABLISH NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

MONDAY 1 MaY, 2017: Following a comprehensive consultation process with respective in country multi-stakeholder organisations, the Government of Tuvalu, led by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, His Excellency Enele Sopoaga officially established their National Sustainable Development Board (NSDB) and reaffirmed their support to the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) at a Signing and Exchange of

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PACIFIC LEADS HIGH AMBITION COALITION FOR SHIPPING EMISSION REDUCTION

MONDAY 1 MAY 2017: Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands have submitted a paper to the forthcoming meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) calling on shipping to show high ambition in tackling climate change causing emissions from shipping, in line with, Pacific Leaders calls for no more than 1.5 degrees warming. The paper is one

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RMI & NAURU ESTABLISH NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS

Following a comprehensive consultation process with respective in country multi-stakeholder organisations, the Governments of the Republic of Marshall Islands and Republic of Nauru officially established National Sustainable Development Boards (NSDBs) and reaffirmed their support to the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF). The NSDBs are an important part of PIDF’s governance structure as they will become

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