SUVA, FIJI, May 21, 2026 – The PIDF members collectively reaffirmed their strong confidence in and commitment to the Secretariat’s leadership and mandate, recognizing the PIDF as an important Pacific platform for advancing regional cooperation, inclusive dialogue, and sustainable development priorities across the Blue Pacific.
The PIDF is a Pacific islands multilateral agency set up as an action-oriented platform bringing together leaders from the public, private sector and civil society to address regional development challenges, and whose mission is to enable green-blue Pacific economies through inclusive strategies, multi-stakeholder governance, and genuine partnerships.
Located at 56 Domain Road Suva, Fiji, the PIDF’s role is to drive through national, regional and international frameworks, transformative changes by focusing on the sustainable and inclusive development of the Pacific Islands.
PIDF comprises of 12 members’ states, civil society organisation and private sector. The member states include Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Civil Society is represented by the Pacific Islands Association of Non-Government Organisations (PIANGO) and private sector by the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO).
The call to set up the “Pacific Island Development Forum” (PIDF) was endorsed by Pacific Island Leaders during the 2012 “Engaging with the Pacific” meeting that was held at the Westin International Hotel, Denarau, Nadi, Fiji, on August 23rd – 24th, 2012.
In the Official Communiqué, it recorded that the Leaders, “Endorsed the convening of the Pacific Islands Development Forum for the purpose of engaging leaders from key sectors in implementing green economic policies in Pacific Small Island Developing States.”
The PIDF Members’ Meeting was convened on 13 February 2026 to discuss a way forward for the PIDF.