Pacific Islands Forum in crisis following regional split The Pacific Islands Forum the Pacific’s major regional leadership body is facing a crisis after nearly one-third of its 18 member countries quit last month. The Micronesian sub-grouping Palau, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, and Nauru gave notice they will leave in protest over the selection of the new secretary-general on February 3.
At the reportedly “heated” 16-hour remote meeting, former Cook Islands prime minister, Henry Puna, defeated the Marshall Islands’ US ambassador Gerald Zackios by 9 votes to 8 in the final round. Other contestants included Tongan economist Amelia Kinahoi Siamomua, Fiji’s former foreign minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, and Jimmie Rodgers of Solomon Islands.
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The outgoing Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, says the death of Sir Michael Somare has left many people in Papua New Guinea bereft.
Dame Meg Taylor began her professional life as Private Secretary to then Chief Minister during the final years of self-government in Papua New Guinea, and continued in that role when Sir Michael became the first Prime Minister of an independent PNG.
Dame Meg says she regards Sir Michael as the founding father of her nation, a warrior of the Pacific but, also a humble leader who always held his people at his heart.
The outgoing Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum has welcomed Fiji s decision to review a 2005 revision of the body s founding agreement.
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Dame Meg Taylor (centre), her deputy Drl Filimon Manoni (right) and PIFS Political Issues Advisor Alifeleti Soakai make a submission via virtual conference toFiji s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence.
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Earlier this month, Fiji s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence was tasked to look at the 2005 document.
Dame Meg Taylor and her deputy Dr Filimon Manoni appeared virtually before a five-member panel of the Fiji committee after the government endorsed a proposal to ratify the agreement.
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