FORUM COMMUNIQUE - 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Vava'u, Tonga 26-30 August 2024 Read the full document here: forumsec.org/sites/default/…

An HIV prevention drug that is 100% effective: this is a game-changer! Now to ensure lives over profit. Pleased to see The Lancet back UNAIDS Global' call for Gilead Sciences to make lenacapavir available rapidly & affordably to all who need in low- & middle-income countries.

“The roots of the current tensions stretch back to the colonial era when the British colonized Fiji” Litiana Lagibalavu, Alliance for Future Generations member and youth activist speaking at last weeks Truth & Reconciliation Commission public consultation youtu.be/EnJuv1SMuOU?si…

#LOCALNEWS | The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) needs to reflect Fiji’s diverse population to ensure justice and effective reconciliation #TimesNews #FijiNews fijitimes.com.fj/lagibalavu-we-…

Ms Lagibalavu also called for the TRC’s findings to drive meaningful societal changes, including reforms in governance, improvements in inter-ethnic relations, and addressing issues stemming from colonization and displacement.

It’s a fight OUR WORLD cannot afford to lose. Supporting and empowering #SIDS means creating a healthier, more diverse, and resilient world. At #COP29, call for high ambition on #climatefinance #mitigation #adaption to support SIDS!🌎 #SmallIslandsGlobalGood #ClimateAction

« France shares the same willingness to contribute positively to a peaceful, properous and resilient Pacific » Not by increasing militarization in Kanaky/New Caledonia Not by ignoring the nuclear testing health + environment impacts in FP

Here in the Pacific, just held #PIF annual meeting of mostly male State leaders, and they released a communique WITH NOT 1 MENTION OF WOMEN OR GENDER INJUSTICE, in region wth double global rate of violence ag women. EVERY DAY, WOMEN SUFFER. EVERY DAY, ESTABLISHMENT IGNORE.

📢JOIN US THIS THURSDAY 19/09/2024. ▶️A vigil and rally at the FWCC Compound. ▶️5.30pm ▶️19/09/2024 #StoptheGenocideNow #FreePalestine #FreeWestPapua #FreeKanaky

Shift the focus - youths aren't just 'future leaders', they're active contributors tackling today's challenges with innovative solutions and driving transformative change, also calling on global leaders at the Summit to act. #UNSummitoftheFuture #VoicesOfTomorrow #PacificYouth

A message that Dr. Prasad imparted to the scholars was for Pacific youth to occupy spaces where Pacific stories are being narrated, and rather than letting outsiders write about the Pacific, young people need to step up to write our own narratives to tell the rest of the world.

Today, 24 September, is the 171st anniversary of France’s annexation of #NewCaledonia. My Islands Business report says tensions have escalated before the anniversary, after police shot and killed Johan Kaidine and Samuel Moekia at Saint Louis on 19 September. islandsbusiness.com/news-break/dea…

Congratulations Rev. James Bhagwan and we wish you well in your new role. Thank you for your climate leadership here in our #BluePacific continent and beyond, and for paving the way for Pacific young leaders to join the fight for #ClimateJustice. James Bhagwan

Today marks the 171st anniversary of the French annexation of Kanaky New Caledonia. For Kanak people, this date is observed as Kanaky Mourning Day, a day of deep sorrow. For more: decolmedia.my.canva.site/call-for-action #FreeKanaky #France #EndColonialViolence #EndColonisation #EndColonialism

“I would also like to share with you that for Pacific Disability Forum and our OPDs we are moving from inclusion to equity, rights and inclusion.” Chief Executive for Pacific Disability Forum, Sainimili Tawake highlighted this during the 3rd day of the Coalition’s Annual Partners Meeting held in Port Vila 🇻🇺.

The 3rd session of the #YouthClimateAmbassadorsProgramme had Ms. Talei Tuinamuana from the Pacific Islands Forum, sharing the work of the regional organization with scholars. She covered the #2050Strategy, regional policy development efforts & processes for youth engagement with #PIFS