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Pacific Civil Society Statement on EPAs

07.09.2004, Statement of civil society organizations from workshop on negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Pacific ACP states and the European Union, 7 September 2004, Suva.

http://www.pazifik-infostelle.org/news/50447.html

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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2005

UNESCO, 2005. The 2005 survey details both economic and social trends in the region, noting the impact of both unexpected events like the tsunami disaster and bird flu and continuing challenges such as persistent high oil prices, a flat US dollar and an ageing population.

http://unp.un.org/details.aspx?entry=E05ESS&title=Economic+and+Social+Survey+of+Asia+and+the+Pacific+2005

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36th Pacific Island Forum Official Communique

The Thirty-Sixth Pacific Islands Forum was held in Papua New Guinea, from 25-27 October 2005 and was attended by Heads of State and Government of Australia, the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, and representatives of Palau and Tonga. New Caledonia, French Polynesia Timor-Leste and Tokelau also attended the formal session as observers. The Forum Retreat was held at the Madang Resort, Madang.

http://www.pacificplan.org/tiki-page.php?pageName=The+Pacific+Plan

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Apia Statement

In a landmark achievement for civil society, the 35th Pacific Forum Leaders' meeting in Samoa was presented with civil society's Apia Statement on the proposed Pacific Plan. The Apia Statement outlines Pacific civil society's vision on issues of governance, security, economic development and trade, self-determination and human rights.

http://www.pcrc.org.fj/index.html

(Added: Thu Aug 12 2004   Modified: Mon Oct 31 2005   Hits: 491)

Auckland Declaration

April 2004 Declaration of the Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders' Retreat. The leaders adopted the Pacific Vision, and committed to developing a Pacific Plan to realise the vision.

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/spacific/regional_orgs/spf_leaders_declaration.html

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Biketawa Declaration

At Biketawa, Kiribati, 28 October 2000. Forum Leaders recalled their 1995 Vision Statement, the Forum Economic Action Plan Eight Principles of Good Governance and the 1997 Aitutaki Declaration. With the aim of elaborating upon these earlier statements and in the interests of regional cooperation, Forum Leaders while respecting the principle of non-interference in the domestic affairs of another member state committed themselves and their countries to a number of guiding principles and courses of actions ...

http://www.forumsec.org/_resources/article/files/Biketawa%20Declaration.pdf

(Added: Mon Aug 18 2003   Modified: Thu Feb 08 2007   Hits: 383)

Mission Helpem Fren: A Review of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands [PDF]

Report of the Pacific Islands Forum Eminent Persons Group that visited the Solomon Islands from 10 - 17 May 2005 with the objective of assessing the impact of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) and the challenges facing Solomon Islands in the future.

http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/special/Forum_RAMSI_review.pdf

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NZAID's Draft Growth and Livelihoods Policy

Have your say on NZAID's new growth and livelihoods policy. Submissions close 15 May 2007.

http://www.nzaid.govt.nz/what-we-do/consultation.html

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Promoting the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific

UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), May 2003.

http://www.unescap.org/publications/detail.asp?id=672

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SPC Demography/Population Programme

Population statistics and socio-economic data for Pacific countries.

http://www.spc.int/demog/en/

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The Cotonou Agreement

The partnership Agreement Between the Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the One Part, and the European Community And Its Member States, of the Other Part, Signed in Cotonou, Benin On 23 June 2000. From the General Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/cotonou/agreement_en.htm

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Youth Statement on the Pacific Plan

Statement on the Pacific Plan from the youth of thirteen Pacific Island Countries convened at the Pacific Youth Summit for the Millennium Development Goals at Tofamamao, Apia, Samoa (May 2005). This statement urges a number of key issues concerning Pacific youth to be incorporated into the Pacific Plan.

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/PacYouthPacPlan.pdf

(Added: Wed Jul 06 2005   Modified: Mon Oct 31 2005   Hits: 339)