Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands Forum | |
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Seat of Secretariat | Suva, Fiji |
Membership | |
Leaders | |
• Forum Chair | Cook Islands |
Henry Puna | |
Establishment | |
• as South Pacific Forum | 1971 |
• renamed Pacific Islands Forum | 1999 |
Area | |
• Total | 8,509,959[1] km2 (3,285,714 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 42.837 million[2] |
• Density | 4/km2 (10.4/sq mi) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | USD 1.684 trilliona |
• Per capita | USD 13,690 |
HDI (2020) | 0.714a high (108tha) |
Website www | |
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The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an
The mission of the Pacific Islands Forum is "to work in support of Forum member governments, to enhance the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific by fostering cooperation between governments and between international agencies, and by representing the interests of Forum members in ways agreed by the Forum". Its decisions are implemented by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), which grew out of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation (SPEC). As well as its role in harmonising regional positions on various political and policy issues, the Forum Secretariat has technical programmes in economic development, transport and trade. The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General is the permanent Chairman of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP).[4]
Australia and
The larger Pacific Community functions mainly to promote international development by providing technical and scientific advice and funding development projects, and does not consider security issues or function as a trade bloc.
History
The Forum grew out of a proposal from
Suspension of Fiji
In August 2008, the Forum threatened to suspend Fiji if the latter did not commit to holding a general election by March 2009.[18] Subsequently, at a special leaders' meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum held in Papua New Guinea in January 2009, Forum leaders set a deadline of 1 May, by which date Fiji must set a date for elections before the end of the year. Fiji rejected the deadline. Consequently, on 2 May, Fiji was suspended indefinitely from participation in the Forum with immediate effect.[19][20] Toke Talagi, the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Premier of Niue, described the suspension as "also particularly timely given the recent disturbing deterioration of the political, legal and human rights situation in Fiji since April 10, 2009".[21] He described Fiji as "a regime which displays such a total disregard for basic human rights, democracy and freedom" which he believed contravened membership of the Pacific Islands Forum.[21] Talagi emphasised, however, that Fiji had not been expelled and that it would be welcomed back into the fold when it returned to the path of "constitutional democracy, through free and fair elections".[21]
The 2009 suspension of Fiji marked the first time that a country had been suspended from the Pacific Islands Forum in the history of the then 38-year-old organization.[22]
Following the Fijian general election of 17 September 2014, the Forum lifted the suspension of Fiji on 22 October 2014.[23]
Micronesian withdrawal
Following the election of Henry Puna as Secretary-General in February 2021 during a virtual meeting,[24] Palau threatened to leave the Forum, claiming that a "gentlemen's agreement" to rotate the position between Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, had been violated.[25][26] Puna had won a ballot by one vote (9–8) against the Marshall Island's Gerald Zackios, who was supported by five nations from Micronesia.[27] On 4 February, Palau formally terminated its participation in the forum, citing that the "process regarding the appointment of the Secretary General has clearly indicated to the Republic of Palau that unity, regionalism and the Pacific Way no longer guide the Forum", and closed its embassy in Fiji.[28] On 6 February, the Forum's chair responded to the allegations, stating that there was a consensus decisions following an agreed process and that "we have upheld our principles and values as characterised through the Pacific way".[29] On 8 February the Palau National Congress formally passed a joint resolution, supporting the decision made by President Surangel Whipps Jr. to leave the Forum.[30] Whipps has stated Puna has to step down for Palau to rejoin the Forum.[27]
After Palau's decision to leave the Forum, several other participant countries have indicated their intention to review their membership. In general, the countries of Micronesia, with smaller populations and economies, have complained of being sidelined by larger countries, including Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.[6] There had only ever been one Micronesian Secretary-General of the PIF. The day after Palau's withdrawal, MPs in the Marshall Islands, who had previously supported Zackios, called for the government to review its participation in the Forum, but opposed withdrawal.[31] The Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru have openly questioned whether they will remain members.[5] Nauru President Lionel Aingimea has signaled his intention to pull out, stating that "If this is the way Micronesia is treated, then it is better off withdrawing from the Forum".[7] Four members of the Micronesian bloc – the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and Nauru – decided to hold a virtual meeting to discuss whether to exit the Forum.[7] Australia has attempted to convince the four Pacific Island nations not to pull out. While it has indicated a desire to continue to work with the Micronesian group if it chose to pull out of the Forum, it emphasized the need for Pacific unity.[32]
On 9 February 2021, the remaining Micronesian states – the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and Nauru – decided to leave the Forum.[8][9][33] Micronesian leaders released a statement to "collectively express their great disappointment with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General appointment process", with each state jointly agreeing to formally initiate the process of withdrawal from the Forum.[9] Their departure reduces the Forum to 12 members, all of them in the South Pacific.[8] It may take up to a year for the countries to formally leave the regional body.[32] Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has stated that "we will continue to work very closely with the members of the Pacific Forum".[34]
In February 2022, it was announced that the five Micronesian countries would pause the process of their departure.[10][11] The President of the Federated States of Micronesia, David Panuelo, said that he had been told that Henry Puna would step down as Secretary-General, and that other reforms would occur.[35] The Pacific Islands Forum secretariat did not officially confirm Puna's departure, saying only that talks were ongoing.[36] President Whipps of Palau said that the pause gave the Forum one last chance to do the right thing.[36] In April, it was reported that the President of the Marshall Islands, David Kabua, was urging other Micronesian leaders to agree to several proposed reforms but to withdraw their demand for Puna to step down.[37] In June 2022, Forum leaders reached an agreement which would see Puna remain in office, and be replaced by a Micronesian candidate when his term ended.[38] The rotation of the Secretary-General between Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia would be made a permanent feature of the Forum, and two deputy secretary-general positions would be created for the other sub-regions.[39] Kiribati did not agree to the arrangement, and on 9 July 2022 withdrew from the Forum with immediate effect.[40] Kiribati rejoined the Forum on 24 February 2023 following an official apology by Forum chair Sitiveni Rabuka.[41]
Membership
In September 2011, the
Member nations[47] | |||
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Australia (AU) | Cook Islands (CK) | Fiji (FJ) | French Polynesia (PF)[43] |
Kiribati (KI) | Marshall Islands (MH) | Micronesia (FM) | Nauru (NR)[43] |
New Caledonia (NC) | New Zealand (NZ) | Niue (NU) | Palau (PW) |
Papua New Guinea (PG) | Samoa (WS) | Solomon Islands (SB) | Tonga (TO) |
Tuvalu (TV) | Vanuatu (VU) | ||
Associate member | Observers | ||
Tokelau (TK)[43][48] | American Samoa (AS) | Guam (GU) | Northern Mariana Islands (MP) |
Timor-Leste (TL) | Wallis and Futuna (WF)[49] | ACP Secretariat | |
Asian Development Bank | Commonwealth Secretariat | IOM | |
United Nations Secretariat | WCPFC | World Bank | |
Dialogue partners | |||
Canada | Chile | China (CN) | Cuba |
European Union | France | Germany | India |
Indonesia (ID) | Italy | Japan | Malaysia (MY) |
Norway | Philippines (PH) | Singapore[50] | South Korea |
Spain | Thailand | Turkey | United Kingdom |
United States (US) | |||
Development partner | |||
Taiwan (TW)[51] |
Statistics
Melanesia | Micronesia | Polynesia |
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Member | Land area (km2)[52] |
Population (2020) |
GDP (USD), 2022
|
Human Development Index (2022)[53] |
Net ODA received
(% of GNI)[54] | |
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total (millions)[55] |
Per capita[56] | |||||
Australia | 7,741,220 | 25,882,100 | 1,675,419 | 67,866 | 0.951 | — |
Cook Islands | 236 | 17,459 | 283 | 17,033 | — | — |
Fiji | 18,274 | 926,276 | 4,943 | 5,356 | 0.730 | 14.9 |
French Polynesia | 4,167 | 275,918 | 6,080 | 18,985 | — | — |
Kiribati | 811 | 119,940 | 223 | 1,704 | 0.624 | 18.7 |
Marshall Islands | 181 | 54,590 | 280 | 6,728 | 0.639 | 37.9 |
Micronesia | 702 | 105,503 | 427 | 3,741 | 0.628 | 29.2 |
Nauru | 21 | 11,690 | 151 | 11,679 | — | 14.4 |
New Caledonia | 18,575 | 273,015 | 10,071 | 33,190 | — | — |
New Zealand | 268,838 | 4,900,000 | 247,234 | 47,412 | 0.937 | — |
Niue | 260 | 1,562 | — | — | — | — |
Palau | 459 | 17,930 | 218 | 12,498 | 0.767 | 20.9 |
Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 8,934,475 | 30,633 | 3,117 | 0.558 | 4.7 |
Samoa | 2,831 | 198,646 | 832 | 3,855 | 0.707 | 10.0 |
Solomon Islands | 28,896 | 712,071 | 1,596 | 2,204 | 0.564 | 16.5 |
Tokelau1 | 12 | 1,506 | — | — | — | — |
Tonga | 747 | 99,780 | 469 | 4,571 | 0.745 | 22.8 |
Tuvalu | 26 | 10,580 | 60 | 5,219 | — | 44.4 |
Vanuatu | 12,189 | 294,688 | 984 | 3,015 | 0.607 | 15.0 |
Total | 8,546,152 | 42,837,729 | 1,979,903 | 14,598.41 | 0.704 | 20.783 |
1 Associate member
Secretaries General
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is appointed to a three-year term by the leaders of the member states.[57] The Secretary General reports directly to the national leaders and the Forum Officials' Committee (FOC).[57] The Secretary General also automatically serves as the permanent chairman of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP).[57]
# | Name | Country | Took office | Left office |
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Directors of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation | ||||
1 | Mahe Tupouniua[58] | Tonga | November 1972 | 1980 |
2 | Gabriel Gris[58] | Papua New Guinea | 1980 | 1982 (died in office) |
John Sheppard (acting)[58] | Australia | 1982 | January 1983 | |
3 | Mahe Tupouniua[58] | Tonga | January 1983 | January 1986 |
4 | Henry Naisali[58] | Tuvalu | January 1986 | September 1988 |
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum | ||||
Henry Naisali[58] | Tuvalu | September 1988 | January 1992 | |
5 | Ieremia Tabai[58] | Kiribati | January 1992 | January 1998 |
6 | Noel Levi[58] | Papua New Guinea | February 1998 | 16 May 2004 |
7 | Greg Urwin[59] | Australia | 16 May 2004 | 2 May 2008 (resigned) |
Feleti Teo (acting)[60] | Tuvalu | 2 May 2008 | 13 October 2008 | |
8 | Tuiloma Neroni Slade[61] | Samoa | 13 October 2008 | 4 December 2014 |
9 | Meg Taylor[62] | Papua New Guinea | 4 December 2014 | 4 February 2021 |
10 | Henry Puna[63] | Cook Islands | 4 February 2021 | Incumbent |
Institutions and legal framework
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat was established initially as a trade bureau in 1972 and later became the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation (SPEC). The name South Pacific Forum Secretariat was approved by member governments in 1988 and changed to Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in 2000.[64]
There are four divisions in the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, and each of these divisions has direct responsibility for a range of programs designed to improve the capacity of the Forum member countries and to co-ordinate action on matters of common interest:
- Development and Economic Policy
- Trade and Investment
- Political, International and Legal Affairs
- Corporate Services
The Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) established in 1995, plays a key role in assessing regional economic developments.[65]
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement
The Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)[66] aims to establish a free-trade area between 14 of the Pacific Islands Forum countries. As of 2013, it had been signed by 12 states:[67]
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Micronesia
- Nauru
- Niue
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
It has not been signed by either Palau or the Marshall Islands. All of the signing states have ratified the treaty, with the exception of Micronesia. As of March 2008, six countries had announced that domestic arrangements had been made enabling them to trade under the agreement:[67] Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands,[68] and Vanuatu.[69]
After the trade agreement goes into force, countries commit to removing tariffs on most goods by 2021. As of April 2008, The Forum Island Countries are also negotiating an
The Office of the Chief Trade Adviser was established on 29 March 2010 to provide independent advice and support to the Pacific Forum Island Countries (FICs) in the PACER Plus trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand.[72]
Blue Pacific - collective security interests of member states
The Biketawa Declaration (2000) on collective security committed Pacific Islands Forum members to eight values, including good governance, liberty of the individual, democratic processes, indigenous rights and cultural values, traditions and customs, and recognising the importance and urgency of equitable economic, social and cultural development to satisfy the basic needs and aspirations of the peoples of the Forum.[73]
The
The expanded concept of security set out in the Boe Declaration has been applied in the Falepili Union between Tuvalu and Australia (2023).[77][78][79]
Recent works
An "open skies" policy has been under work by a number of nations. The Pacific Islands Air Services Agreement or PIASA would allow member nations to have more access for their airlines to other member countries. To date there have been ten signatories, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Six countries have ratified the agreement: Cook Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu.[80]
At the 19–20 August 2008 Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Niue, the leaders discussed
In the Nadi Bay declaration of 30 July 2019, the Pacific Islands Forum warned that coral atoll nations could be uninhabitable as early as 2030, expressed their deeply concern about a lack of "comprehension, ambition or commitment" from developed nations and called for an immediate reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.[85][86]
On 27 January 2021, the European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat agreed a project worth EUR 5.75 million to enhance the trade capacity of Pacific Island countries. The project titled "Strengthening Pacific Intra-Regional and International Trade (SPIRIT)" is designed to boost and increase intra-regional and international trade by strengthening institutional and technical capacity in the Pacific Island region. It will also facilitate the implementation of other trade agreements, in particular the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and of the Pacific's Aid-for-Trade Strategy 2020–2025.[87]
See also
- Forum Fisheries Agency
- Melanesian Spearhead Group
- Pacific Community
- Pacific Forum Line – a regional shipping company owned by 12 Pacific Islands Forum member countries
- Pacific Games
- Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO)
- Pacific Trade Invest
- Pacific Union
- Polynesian Leaders Group
- Trade bloc
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