Pacific Islands Forum
Intergovernmental organisation of island nations in the Pacific Ocean
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| September 2024 | China's Ambassador to the Pacific, Qian Bo, successfully lobbied to remove references to Taiwan in the final communique of the leaders' summit in Tonga. |
| August 2024 | Solomon Islands tabled a motion challenging Taiwan's participation in the Forum as a partner country. |
| August 2024 | American Samoa and Guam were elevated to associate members of the Pacific Islands Forum. |
| June 3 2024 | Baron Waqa from Nauru becomes the eleventh Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. |
| 2023 | Falepili Union established between Tuvalu and Australia, applying the expanded security concept from the Boe Declaration. |
| February 24 2023 | Kiribati rejoins the Pacific Islands Forum after receiving an official apology from Forum chair Sitiveni Rabuka. |
| January 30 2023 | Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed that Kiribati had reconciled with the Pacific Islands Forum and planned to rejoin. Rabuka met with Kiribati president Taneti Mamau to discuss the decision. |
| July 9 2022 | Kiribati confirmed its withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum. |
| June 2022 | Forum leaders reach an agreement for Puna to remain in office and be replaced by a Micronesian candidate, with a permanent rotation system for Secretary-General positions established. |
| February 2022 | Announced that the departure process of member states was paused, pending proposed reforms. |
| 2021 | Countries commit to removing tariffs on most goods under the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA). |
| February 9 2021 | Remaining Micronesian states (Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, and Nauru) collectively decide to leave the Pacific Islands Forum, expressing disappointment with the Secretary-General appointment process. |
| February 8 2021 | Palau National Congress passes a joint resolution supporting President Surangel Whipps Jr.'s decision to leave the Forum. |
| February 4 2021 | Henry Puna from Cook Islands becomes the tenth Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. |
| February 4 2021 | Palau formally terminates its participation in the Pacific Islands Forum, closing its embassy in Fiji, after disagreeing with the Secretary-General election process. |
| January 27 2021 | European Union and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat agreed on a EUR 5.75 million project (SPIRIT) to enhance trade capacity of Pacific Island countries and facilitate trade agreement implementations. |
| August 2019 | Held the 50th meeting of the Forum in Tuvalu. |
| July 30 2019 | Nadi Bay declaration warned that coral atoll nations could become uninhabitable by 2030, expressing deep concern about developed nations' lack of commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. |
| September 5 2018 | Boe Declaration of Regional Security signed by Pacific Islands Forum leaders, expanding the concept of security to include human security, environmental security, transnational crime, and cybersecurity. |
| September 2016 | French territories of French Polynesia and New Caledonia were granted full membership in the Pacific Islands Forum. |
| December 4 2014 | Meg Taylor from Papua New Guinea becomes the ninth Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. |
| October 22 2014 | Pacific Islands Forum lifted the suspension of Fiji following the 2014 general election. |
| September 17 2014 | Fijian general election was held. |
| 2013 | Marshall Islands, supported by all Pacific nations, claimed compensation from the United States for nuclear tests conducted on the islands during the 1940s and 1950s. |
| August 28 2012 | At the Forum Island Leaders Meeting in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, nine members signed the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement Trade in Services (PICTA TIS). |
| September 2011 | U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands were granted observer status in the Pacific Islands Forum. |
| March 29 2010 | The Office of the Chief Trade Adviser was established to provide independent advice and support to Pacific Forum Island Countries in PACER Plus trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. |
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