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OUTCOMES OF THE 49 TH PIF LEADERS MEETING

THEME OF THE 49 TH FORUM “ BUILDING A STRONG PACIFIC: OUR PEOPLE OUR ISLANDS, OUR WILL” • The Forty-Ninth Pacific Islands Forum was held in Yaren, Nauru from 3 - 6 September 2018 and was attended by Heads of State, Government, and TerritoriesSecond level • The 49th PIF Leaders meeting theme, Building a Strong Pacific: Our People, Our Islands, Our Will • From Blue Pacific to Strong Pacific • An “autonomous ocean continent” • The 49th PIF Forum is very much tied to the notions of “ empowering people ”, “inclusiveness” and “equality” focusing also on the development of the pacific people

THEME OF THE HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM “EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND ENSURING INCLUSIVENESS AND EQUALITY” • The theme of the High Level Political Forum is “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality ” • quality education • decent work and economic growth • reduced inequalities • climate action • peace, peace justice and strong institutions • partnerships

SUMMARY OF KEY OUTCOMES FROM THE 49 TH FORUM On Climate change • Forum Leaders endorsed the Boe Declaration on regional security. The Declaration highlights climate change as the greatest threat to the security, livelihood, and wellbeing of Pacific people • Forum Leaders were very clear about the importance of immediate urgent action to combat climate change. • Requested the U.N Secretary General to appoint a special adviser on climate change and security, and a special rapporteur to review global, regional, and national security threats caused by climate change. • Forum recommitted to the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific and endorsed the Pacific Resilience Facility to further strengthen the region’s resilience

SUMMARY OF KEY OUTCOMES FROM THE 49 TH FORUM On Fisheries and Ocean Resources • Fisheries is an important driver for economic growth and inequality reduction . • The Communique highlights the importance of the long term sustainability and viability of the region’s fisheries resources. • Further, the leaders agreed to secure the geography of our Blue Pacific highlighting the importance of the regions ocean resources for development and growth. On Regional Security • Boe Declaration emphasises an expanded concept of security that includes human security, humanitarian assistance, environmental security.

SUMMARY OF KEY OUTCOMES FROM THE 49 TH FORUM On Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) • represent the leading cause of premature deaths in the Pacific region. • Pacific Leaders have committed to leading a whole-of-government and whole-of- society approach to address the issues of childhood obesity, early childhood development and related NCDs. On Partnerships • Pacific Leaders wanted to strengthen regional security cooperation, supported by partnerships to enhance capability and enable greater dialogue, analysis and information sharing.

DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ASSISTANCE FOR NAURU DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVEMENT Partners to coordinate efforts towards supporting Nauru to achieving their SDGs Help improve the national statistical system, particularly for statistics collection and analysis in environment and climate change data • Other data gaps such as social statistics such as gender and human rights for example • Many departments and agencies do not have a robust statistical system in place • Longer term technical assistance to help train staff/improve system Development of a practical work plan • Limited staff • High staff turnover rate

INTENTIONS FOR THE VNR To highlight current progress on SDG achievement and sustainable development path To draw attention to our challenges and needs to progress our development and invite innovative solutions To share our lessons learned To highlight our priority areas for sustainable development