Pacific Leaders Endorse ‘Ocean of Peace’ Declaration, Calling for Higher Standard of Behaviour in the Region

Pacific leaders signs Ocean of Peace treaty, launch Pacific resiliency facility

By Pacific Island Times News StaffThe Pacific Island Forum leaders have signed the Ocean of Peace declaration alongside the treaty establishing the Pacific Resilience Facility, highlighting the meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands.Pacific Resilience Facility is the region’s first financial institution "created by the Pacific for the Pacific."“Climate ambition must be matched with resilience,” Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. said during the pl…

Pacific Leaders endorse ‘Ocean of Peace’ declaration, calling for higher standard of behaviour in the region

Pacific Island leaders have officially endorsed the Ocean of Peace Declaration, a historic step toward mooted by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. The signing in Honiara last night affirmed the region as a zone of peace, free from conflict, coercion, and external rivalry. The declaration has now become the collective commitment of the Blue Pacific to uphold peace, respect, and cooperation across its vast ocean territories. “It is a reminder that t…

PIF Leaders to endorse Pacific Resilience Facility and Ocean of Peace Declaration

Prime Minister (PM) of Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele, as the new Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), said the highlight of this week’s gathering will be the endorsement of two key regional initiatives that reaffirm the region’s global leadership:…