PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT T HE PROCE SS OF RE GIONAL INT E GRAT ION AND COOPE RAT ION IN T HE PACIF IC RE GION 14T H RE GIONAL ME E T ING OF T HE ACP- E U JOINT PARL IAME NT RY ASSE MBL Y CONVE NT ION CE NT RE , PORT VIL A, VANUAT U 19 – 21 JUL Y, 2017 Mr . Shiu Raj, Dir e c tor Polic y E c onomic Gove r nanc e (shiur @for umse c .or g)
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT T he Re gion I n the Pa c ific : We kno w tha t we c a n a c hie ve mor , tha n a lone . e tog e the r T he g e o po litic a l a nd de ve lo pme nt c o nte xt o f the Pa c ific is shifting – we ha ve unme t de ve lo pme nt c ha lle ng e s. F ro m a Pa c ific Pla n to the F r a me wor k Pa c ific I sla nds L e a de rs re c o g nize d the ne e d fo r a ne w inc lusive a nd g a me c ha ng ing a ppro a c h to Pa c ific r e g iona lism a nd e ndo rse d the F r a me wor k PR) in 2014. for Pa c ific Re g iona lism (F
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT F r a me wor k for Pa c ific Re g iona lism (F PR) F PR no t a de ve lo pme nt pla n o r a g e nda – it is to na vig a te the Pa c ific thro ug h the g lo b a l a nd re g io na l g e o po litic a l fo rc e s tha t impa c t o n o ur re g io n’ s a b ility to a c hie ve de ve lo pme nt impa c t fo r its pe o ple . Pa c ific Re g io na lism no w, a nd into the future , must b e a da pta ble , innova tive , inc lusive , a nd mo st impo rta ntly, it must positive ly impa c t the live s of our pe ople . Ca lls fo r sub missio n o n re g io na lism initia tive s in 2015 a nd 2016 F o c us is o n imple me nting the r itie s a t the mo me nt e g iona lism pr ior
Re g iona l Initia tive Curre nt Prog re ss • Clima te c ha ng e re ma ins the sing le g re a te st thre a t to the live liho o d, se c urity a nd we ll-b e ing o f the pe o ple s o f the Pa c ific . • Se e king de live ry o f c o mmitme nts und e r the Pa ris Ag re e me nts, a nd thro ug h the Co nfe re nc e o f the Pa rtie s to the Unite d Climate Change / F RDP Na tio ns F ra me wo rk Co nve ntio n o n Clima te Cha ng e (COP23) – Cha ire d b y F iji • F ra me wo rk fo r Re silie nt De ve lo pme nt in the Pa c ific • F ishe rie s T a skfo rc e is in pla c e – fo c us o n imple me nting the F ishe rie s Ro a dma p • F o ur ke y a re a s und e r the Wo rk Pro g ra mme o f the F ishe rie s T a sk F o rc e a re (i); re fo rming lo ng line fishe ry ma na g e me nt; (ii) Inc r e asing E c onomic Re tur ns inc re a sing e mplo yme nt va lue a nd e nsuring e ffe c tive la b o ur fr om F ishe r ie s, and Sustainable sta nda rd s a re in pla c e ; (iii) fa c ilita ting inve stme nt a nd tra d e ; Manage me nt of F ishe r ie s, a nd , (iv) se c uring mo re o ppo rtunitie s to pa rtic ipa te in the va lue inc luding Coastal F ishe r ie s c ha in. • A ta skfo rc e to g uide a nd c o o rdina te re g io na l Co a sta l F ishe rie s Ma na g e me nt a c tivity in suppo rt o f the ‘ F ishe rie s Ro a dma p’ .
Re gional Initiative Cur r e nt Pr ogr e ss • A stre ng the ne d CROP I CT Wo rking Gro up to e nsure a mo re e ffe c tive c o o rdina ting func tio n o f re g io na l I CT Infor mation and wo rk. Communic ation T e c hnology • E xe c utio n o f the Pa c ific Re g io na l I CT Stra te g ic Ac tio n Pla n fo r inc re a se d c o nne c tivity a nd I CTso lutio ns. • A multi-a g e nc y T a sk F o rc e fo c use d o n Re so urc e mo b ilisa tio n to suppo rt purc ha se o f HPV i. va c c ina tio ns Ce r vic al Canc e r De ve lo pme nt o f a re g io na l po lic y g uide line ii. • Ove rsig ht b y Pa c ific He a lth Ministe rs • a ll pa rtie s to pro te c t a nd upho ld the huma n rig hts o f a ll re side nts in Pa pua a nd to wo rk to a ddre ss the ro o t c a use s o f suc h c o nflic ts b y pe a c e ful me a ns • We st Papua Wo rk is fo c use d o n ke e ping a wa tc hing b rie f o n the huma n rig hts situa tio n o f pe rso ns in We st Pa pua , a nd ma inta ining c o nstruc tive dia lo g ue with the g o ve rnme nt o f I ndo ne sia o n the issue .
Re gional Initiative Cur r e nt Pr ogr e ss • Ong o ing wo rk c a rrie d o ut to de ve lo p a pro po se d mo de l/ mo da lity fo r imple me nta tio n fo r ha rmo nisa tio n o f b usine ss pra c tic e s to impro ve e a se o f do ing b usine ss Busine ss Har monisation and • E ffo rts fo c use d o n impro ving mo b ility o f b usine sse s a nd Mobility skille d pe rso ns within the re g io n • Do e s no t duplic a te pro c e sse s inte nde d unde r PACE R Plus, b ut b uilds o n it. • Drive the imple me nta tio n a nd ma instre a ming o f the Pa c ific F ra me wo rk fo r the Rig hts o f Pe rso ns with Disa b ilitie s. • Pe r sons with Disabilitie s PF RPD pro je c t de sig n inc luding Re g io na l I mple me nta tio n Ac tio n Pla n a nd M&E F ra me wo rk c urre ntly de ve lo pe d to a ssist in pro po sa l fo r do no r lo ng te rm funding fo r PF RPD: 2018 – 2025.
Re gional Initiative Cur r e nt Pr ogr e ss • Offic e o f the Pa c ific Oc e a ns Co mmissio ne r • CROP c o o rdina te d a se rie s o f side -e ve nts a t the UN Co nfe re nc e o n Oc e a ns in June 2017 (Ne w Yo rk) Oc e ans • Oppo rtunitie s to a dva nc e mo re dive rse , de e p pa rtne rships b e twe e n CROP a nd o the r pa rtne rs o n SDG 14. • A Re g io na l SDGs T a skfo rc e is in pla c e • A Re g io na l SDGs multi-sta ke ho lde r c o nsulta tio n wa s he ld in Sustainable De ve lopme nt June 2017 to fina lise the Pa c ific SDGs Ro a dma p fo r Goals e ndo rse me nt b y L e a de rs. • T he CROP Ge nd e r Wo rking Gro up drive s the c o lla b o ra tio n a mo ng st va rio us e ntitie s Pac ific L e ade r s Ge nde r • E quality De c lar ation F ull pro g re ss re po rt o n the imple me nta tio n o f the PGL E D, linke d to SDGs re po rting . • A re g io n wide fra me wo rk fo r tra de inte g ra tio n a nd e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt thro ug h lib e ra lisa tio n o f g o o ds a nd se rvic e s tra de , a nd inve stme nt a nd la b o ur mo b ility. PACE R Plus • De ve lo pme nt Co o pe ra tio n fo c use d o n a ddre ssing the c o nstra ints
11 th E DF Pac ific Re gional Indic ative Pr ogr amme RE VISE D AL L OCAT IONS AS AT QT R PRIORIT Y ARE AA 1 2017 1. Re g io na l E c o no mic I nte g ra tio n (RE I ) € 37 m (trade, private sector, tourism) 2. Susta ina b le Ma na g e me nt o f Na tura l Re so urc e s € 52 m (fisheries, biodiversity, waste management) 3. I nc lusive & Ac c o unta b le Go ve rna nc e € 31 m (public finance management, NSAs, Support to IEs) 4. Re g io na l I nve stme nt F a c ility fo r pro je c t in Prio rity Are a s 1 & 2 € 46 m (blending – grant/grant, grant/loans) T o ta l € 166 m L ike ly Additio na l F unds: Swe d e n fund ing to 2.1 – Pa c ific –E U Ma rine Pro g ra mme € 10 m (PE UMP) I ntra -ACP a dditio na l suppo rt to the I nve stme nt F a c ility € 20 m (4.2)
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT H F 48 T T HE ORUM L E ADE RS ME E T ING IN SAMOA – SE PT E MBE R 2017 T he the me fo r this ye a r’ s F o rum L e a de rs Me e ting in Sa mo a is T he Blue Pac ific – o ur se a o f islands – o ur se c ur ity thr o ugh sustainable de ve lo pme nt, manage me nt and c o nse r vatio n . T he Blue Pa c ific se e ks to re -c a pture the c o lle c tive po te ntia l o f the re g io n’ s sha re d ste wa rdship o f the Pa c ific Oc e a n, b a se d o n a n e xplic it re c o g nitio n o f a sha re d “oc e an ide ntity”, “oc e an aphy” , a nd “oc e an r ge ogr e sour c e s”. T he Blue Pac ific a t the c e ntre o f po lic y ma king a nd c o lle c tive a c tio n fo r a dva nc ing the Pa c ific I sla nds F o rum L e a de rs’ Visio n fo r the Re g io n.
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