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Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
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The annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting kicked off recently in Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga.
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- The event has attracted over 1,500 delegates from around 40 countries.
- This year’s week-long meeting is primarily focused on climate change and the ongoing China-US rivalry for influence in the strategically important region.
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- PIF members have been making efforts to boost funding for climate action.
- Notably, the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF)—a regional financing facility set up by PIF—is currently $380 million short of its $500 million target.
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About Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
- Formation: Established in 1971, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an intergovernmental organisation.
- Members: It consists of 18 member states from the Pacific region.
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- It includes Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
- In addition to these members, the Forum also has observers and associate members, such as American Samoa, Guam, and Timor-Leste, among others.
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- Goals:
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- Promoting economic growth.
- Enhancing political governance and security in the region.
- Strengthening regional cooperation.
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- Vision: PIF’s vision is to create a resilient Pacific region with peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity, ensuring that all Pacific peoples can live free, healthy, and productive lives.
- Decision Making: The organisation addresses priority issues at its annual meeting, where member states make decisions by consensus.
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- These decisions are then carried out by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
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