#PIFLM53 Portugal’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Nuno Sampaio met with Forum SG Waqa and Deputy. Solofa in Tonga this week. Portugal has been a global partner to our #oneBlueContinent on #Ocean and #Climate issues and is seeking Forum #DialoguePartner status.

Join us tomorrow afternoon for this #PIFLM53 side event, dedicated to the Pacific Resilience Facility.

#PIFLM53 Whether for medicinal or social, for cultural or ceremonial use, Pacific #kava is enjoying rising global consumption and markets. A new regional strategy has debuted in Tonga - PIFs’ adviser Dr Salome Taufa says kava is to the Pacific what champagne is to the French.

#PIFLM53 A youth update at the the half way point of our Leaders Meeting in #Tonga. #BuildBetterNow

#SeaLevelRise is an existential threat to our region. Hon Teo, Prime Minister of #Tuvalu continues to push for immediate action to safeguard our #future.  #ClimateChange #BuildBetterNow

#PIFLM53 School students lined the roads of Vava'u to welcome leaders, delegation heading into the Tonga 2024 #LeadersRetreat #TransformativeResilientPasifiki #BuildBetterNow

The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders at their retreat in Vava’u in the Kingdom of Tonga. #PIFLM53

#PIFLM53 Our Social Media Correspondents were out and about on Day 4 and Eleala was a speaker at our Pacific Resilience Facility event. #BuildBetterNow #PRF

📢Join our #PRP webinar on Sept 3, 2024 (1-2:30pm FJT), hosted by TWG-Human Mobility 🌏 Topic: 'Adapting to Climate Change: The Dual Impact of Labour Migration' with panelists Ms. Akka Rimon (ANU), Ms. Salaseini (PIFS), & Prof. Sandy Morrison (Uni. of Waikato) DM for the link!

Late post, but here’s the round up for the final day in the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting. It’s been truly a wonderful and insightful experience for all of us. Tubwa kor!💙 #PIFLM53 #BuildBetterNow #2050strategy #youthcorrespondent

Today, Forum leaders met with World Bank President, Ajay Banga in Suva. The high-level meeting provided a crucial platform for Pacific leaders to engage directly with the World Bank President and discuss a range of pressing issues impacting the region.

#PacificLeaders In his first visit to the secretariat as #ForumChair, Tonga PM Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni - Huakavameiliku facilitated a milestone #WorldBank PIF Talanoa with President Ajay Banga. WB-Pacific Leaders will issue a joint statement on regional priorities for next steps #Pacific2050

#PIFLM53 Pacific solutions for a 2050 world- the #PacificResilienceFacility fuses our climate realities to grants saving 7$ in building back for every dollar spent on #PRF disaster preparedness. Finau Soqo shares the next level for our #PacificResilience story. #Pacific2050

#ClimateChange As our High Level Political Climate Champions renew Pacific momentum for #COP29 in Azerbaijan, our Forum #climate and #resilience team hosted a webinar talanoa today unpacking the key priorities, issues with Youth champ Metoya Lohia and #AOSIS lead Anne Rasmussen.

#ForumLeaders "-with decent jobs comes income...with the income comes dignity, and dignity is the hope of the future."-- #WorldBank President Banga puts people first in Forum Leaders WB Talanoa - Pacific statement coming, welcome #Pacific2050 focus. See bit.ly/PIFWBmeet

#StrongerTogether Pacific responses to climate, economic, global, labour, geopolitical challenges deliver better impacts for #Pacificpeople when we work together. See Forum chair remarks to Forum-WB talanoa at bit.ly/PIFCtoWB #Pacific2050 #MVI