Solomon Kantha

This year, we mark 75 years of standing with people when the ground shifts beneath their feet. In 1968, IOM teams worked day and night to support 40,000 Czechoslovak refugees on their journey to safety. These journeys shaped us. #IOM75 iom.int/iom-history

Honoured today to meet Japan’s Ambassador to Fiji H.E. Hiroshi Tajima & discussed @IOMSouthPacific’s work in Fiji and Pacific funded by GoJ. IOM values the support of Japan🇯🇵which has contributed to saving lives, strengthening regular pathways, & protecting migrants on the move.

🇹🇴 We joined national partners to advance sustainable development & future‑focused innovation. Highlights: unveiling of the Sustainable Spatial Management Framework for resilient planning, & a dialogue on AI & inequality, underscoring the drive for equitable, inclusive futures.

UNCT Tonga mission concludes with a final day of dialogue — meeting the Japanese Ambassador, US Chargé d’Affaires, and the Speaker of Parliament. Strengthening partnerships, amplifying Pacific voices, and advancing collective impact. 🌊🤝 Mālō 'aupito Tonga 🇹🇴

I was honoured to meet Samoa Prime Minister Hon. Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt today. We discussed @UNmigration’s programmatic work in Samoa and I reaffirmed IOM’s continued support to Samoa to achieve its national migration priorities and SDGs. Fa'afetai

It was a pleasure to meet with British High Commissioner to Fiji, and non-resident ambassador to Kiribati, Tuvalu, FSM and RMI, H.E Kanbar Hossein-Bor. We discussed IOM’s work in the region related to climate mobility, DRR, labour mobility, migration governance and protection.

IOM, the Government of Vanuatu & support from Japan hosted a 3‑day Peer‑to‑Peer Exchange on MHEWS in Port Vila, bringing together officials from 🇫🇯 🇵🇬 🇻🇺 to strengthen last‑mile communication & community‑centred preparedness.

In Vanuatu, @IOMAsiaPacific Deputy Regional Director Operations, Dyane Epstein, met with the Australian High Commission to strengthen cooperation on development. With @dfat's support, Australia remains a key partner on safe migration and climate resilience in the Pacific.

Welcoming the Year of the Horse. Around the world, people on the move and the communities who receive them show the courage to care for one another and for our planet. May this Lunar New Year bring safety, dignity and opportunity to you and your loved ones.

Four Cuvu District villages—Cuvu, Yadua, Tore & Rukurukulevu, are now officially UNESCO/IOC #TsunamiReady! 🌊 They join the only six certified communities in Fiji, all in Sigatoka, after meeting all 12 national indicators and completing a full-scale tsunami drill.

Thank you @UNmigration for your commitment to making us stronger and more effective as #OneUN to deliver on the @GlobalGoalsUN in the #Pacific and around the World! @UNinFiji @IOMSouthPacific @skantha679 @un_samoa @UNinMicronesia @UN_SDG

Great discussions at the EU–UN Pacific Strategic Dialogue, reaffirming the strong EU–UN partnership for a resilient & prosperous Pacific. We are strengthening alignment with the 2050 Blue Pacific Strategy & scaling up collaboration for Pacific-led solutions.

Honoured to meet @UNFPAPacific Director & Fiji Rep @UNFPAPacificRep and her team. We discussed joint programming opportunities on migration, climate action, humanitarian support, protection & support to the region. Look forward to strengthening our cooperation in the Pacific

Planning for #sustainabletourism in Lau is underway. @FijiGovernment & partners came together at the Lau Tourism Post-Stakeholder Review Workshop today. UN Resident Coordinator @DirkWagenerUN reaffirmed @UN commitment to the principle of #LeaveNoOneBehind & UN support. @UN_SDG

The Fiji Family Focus Workshop was launched in Malevu Village, Nadroga under the FCA‑PALM Regional Pilot—supporting the well‑being of PALM workers and their families through strong Fiji–Australia–IOM collaboration. #FijiFamilyFocus #FCAPALM #PALMScheme #IOMFiji

It was a pleasure today to meet with the Head of Secretariat for the Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) Mr Akuila Ratu to discuss our ongoing work and opportunities for continued collaboration to support member countries in the region on their #migration priorities

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IOM, with Fiji’s Ministry of Environment & Climate Change, convened the inaugural Climate Catalytic Fund (CCF) Fiji Symposium in Suva, mobilizing partners to invest in climate resilience & climate mobility solutions, starting with Ba & Macuata. 🌍🤝 #ClimateAction #Fiji

The Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility (PRFCM) was endorsed at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders (PIF) Meeting in 2023 in Cook Islands. It serves as a guide for Forum governments, communities, non -state actors and partners in ensuring rights -based and people centred movement in the context of climate change, including staying in place, planned relocation, displacement and migration. Leaders further endorsed the implementation of the Framework as one of the Regional Collective Actions for delivering on the goals the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. The Implementation Plan 2025-2030 was subsequently endorsed in 2025 to deliver on these commitments. One of the five key priority actions in the Implementation is enabling peer-to-peer exchanges between Forum member countries on planned relocation. This month Palau and Fiji commenced the first peer-to-peer exchange, which included a field visit to the village of Tukuraki to learn from the lived experiences of a relocated community. The engagement was supported by the International Organization for Migration and the Platform on Disaster Displacement. As part of the exchange, representatives from Palau and Fiji’s Planned Relocation Taskforce were at the PIF Secretariat on 22 January to engage in dialogue and share experiences and challenges associated with addressing planned relocation. The exchange delivers on the commitments made by Forum Leaders in PRFCM to strengthen regional mechanisms for capturing and sharing lessons learned from past relocations and determine best practices. #OneBluePacific #Regionalism

Honoured to meet SPREP’s Director for Fiji Office Amena Yauvoli & discussed mutual areas of interest related to climate mobility, disaster risk resilience and opportunities to strengthen our partnership. @IOMSouthPacific remains committed to work with #SPREP serve the Pacific