Calvy Aonima
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CHAMPIONS! 🇸🇧🏆🔥 The Kurukuru reign supreme at the OFC Men’s Futsal Cup 2025! A thrilling campaign ends with a 7-0 victory over Tuvalu and the trophy is heading back to the Solomons! Watch the full replay on FIFA+ bit.ly/4mkDbEf Photo credit: OFC Media via Phototek #FMC25
Secretary General Baron Divavesi Waqa met with H.E Margers Krams, Ambassador of Latvia to Australia and New Zealand and Special Envoy to the Pacific, along with Professor Martins Paparinskis, Chair of the 2025 International Law Commission (ILC) on 13 August. Key discussions included strengthening collaboration between Latvia, the ILC, and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) on climate change and sea level rise, aligning with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat’s position articulated in the 2021 PIF Maritime Zones Declaration and the 2023 Statehood Declaration. #OneBluePacific #Regionalism
The Consultative Committee of the Rarotonga Treaty convened today at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, advancing discussions on the operationalisation of the Treaty in line with Forum Leaders’ mandate. The meeting was chaired virtually by Rose Kautoke, Senior Crown Counsel, Attorney General’s Office, Tonga.
#Partnerships Today, Secretary General, Baron Divavesi Waqa, met with Dr. Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO). Dr. Floyd updated SG Waqa on the recent developments related to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and discussed avenues for continued cooperation between the CTBTO and PIF. #OneBluePacific @CTBTO
#rarotongatreaty A busy week in Nasonini - on the fringes of the Pacific CEDAW and the Pacific Ocean's Ministers Meeting, a small but significant event was held to witness the Republic of the Marshall Islands deposit their signature to the Rarotonga Treaty, reaffirming their commitment to a nuclear-free Pacific. Ocean's Ministers & officials were in attendance to witness this historic event this afternoon. The Rarotonga Treaty is a regional agreement that establishes the South Pacific as a nuclear-weapon-free zone. Signed on August 6, 1985 (in Rarotonga, Cook Islands), The purpose of the Treaty is to prohibit the manufacturing, possession, stationing, and testing of nuclear explosive devices in the South Pacific. Read Rarotonga Treaty: bit.ly/42rsdoA Read Hon. Anthony Muller, RMI Minister of Natural Resources and Commerce, Remarks: bit.ly/4jy0oCd Read Secretary General Waqa's Remarks: bit.ly/4cCOTqQ
Vinaka @Simon_Kofe for the insightful conversation. Always an admirer of the amazing work you do for the people of #Tuvalu & our #BluePacific. God bless and wishing you well for the Regional Aviation Ministers Meeting #RAMM
“Pacific nations can strengthen their collective bargaining power on the global stage — while in the long-term putting in place rules that would over time become a critical part of customary international law,” says @STekiteki and Joel Nilon. devpolicy.org/a-blue-pacific…
Media Release: Republic of the Marshall Islands Joins the Treaty of Rarotonga The historic signing of the Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, took place in Majuro during the observance of the Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day on the same day, underscoring the Marshall Islands’ enduring commitment to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. Read more: forumsec.org/publications/r…
Remarks delivered by #PIF Secretary General, Baron Divavesi at the 2025 Republic of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day. "We are here today to mourn the past and honour the spirit of survival that has defined the Marshallese people. The Marshall Islands' story is one of resilience and teaches us that unity can forge change" - SG Waqa. Read more: forumsec.org/publications/r…
