Ministry of Foreign Affairs

54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
2025-09-25
Honiara, Solomon Islands | September 2025
The 54th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting will convene in September 2025 in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
The Forum meets annually to develop collective responses to regional issues and deliver on a vision for a resilient Pacific Region of peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity that ensures all Pacific people can lead free, healthy, and productive lives.

80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80)
2025-09-09
New York, United States of America | September 2025
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80) will open on Tuesday, 9 September 2025. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 23 September 2025.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote.

2025 UN Ocean Conference
2025-06-09 - 2025-06-13
Nice, France | 9 June – 13 June 2025
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9 – 13 June 2025.
The overarching theme of the Conference is “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. The Conference aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and identify further ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14. It will build on existing instruments to form successful partnerships towards the swift conclusion and effective implementation of ongoing processes that contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean.

80th Commission Session - Leveraging Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
2025-04-22 - 2025-04-26
The eightieth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held from 22 to 26 April 2024 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.
Guided by the theme “Leveraging digital innovation for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific”, the eightieth session will be an opportunity to strengthen region-wide cooperative action on leveraging digital innovation for the accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The session will bring together government leaders and ministers from across Asia and the Pacific and other key stakeholders to discuss how digital innovation can more inclusively contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals across multiple disciplines.
Moreover, participants will be able to identify opportunities to fully unleash the transformative potential of digital innovations and discuss pathways to strengthen their contribution to sustainable development. A digital innovations fair will provide space to engage with a broad range of partners and stakeholders showcasing digital innovations that are already contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals across the region.

COP 29 - UN Climate Change Conference
2024-11-11 08:00 - 2024-11-22 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland)

79th Session Of The UN General Assembly (UNGA 79)
2024-09-10 08:00 - 2024-09-24 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
The 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) will open on Tuesday, 10 September 2024. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 24 September 2024.
More information will be added to this page as it becomes available.
Dates: 10-24 September 2024
Location: New York City, US

53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
2024-08-26 08:00 - 2024-08-30 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meet annually to develop collective responses to regional issues and deliver on their vision for a resilient Pacific Region of peace, harmony, security, social inclusion and prosperity, that ensures all Pacific peoples can lead free, healthy and productive lives.
From 26-30 August 2024, the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting will be hosted by Tonga and chaired by the Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon Hu’akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni.

Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024
2024-10-21 08:00 - 2024-10-26 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
Leaders of the Commonwealth countries meet every two years at the CHOGM. The 2024 meeting will take place in October 2024 in Samoa, the first CHOGM to be held in a Pacific small island developing State (SIDS).
Ahead of the meeting, members of parliament, youth and gender activists, and representatives from society and business will meet at special forums to make sure the voices of women, young people, businesses, and other organizations are heard at CHOGM.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 will focus on global economic, environmental, and security challenges. Leaders will discuss how the contemporary Commonwealth can work together to build resilience, boost innovation, growth, and trade, and empower the Commonwealth’s young people to build a more peaceful, sustainable future.

The 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10)
2024-07-16 08:00 - 2024-07-18 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
Representatives from the 18 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members and Japan will attend the meeting
PIF members are the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand.

Fiji’s High Commissioner to New Zealand Ratu Inoke Kubuabola presented his credentials via video link to the King’s Representative in the Cook Islands His Excellency Sir Tom Marsters, KBE
2023-10-20

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka led government delegation in his first Guest of Government visit to Australia today.
2023-10-14

Prime Minister Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka met the President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) H.E Won-Sam Chang, during his first official visit to Fiji.
2023-10-13

Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Lenora Qereqeretabua officiates the JICA Volunteer Programme in Fiji, 40th anniversary celebrations
2023-10-10

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) for the opportunity provided to cohort of six (6) MFA staff to undergo the three (3) weeks of Pacific Diplomacy training programme
2023-10-06

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with Prime Minister of the Government of Israel, His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
2023-09-22

Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Lenora Qereqeretabua received an introductory call from Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, His Excellency Mr. Ewen McDonald. Thursday 21/9/23
2023-09-21

Director of Asia, Middle East and Russia Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Josefa Tuima delivers keynote address at the inauguration of the 2023 KOICA Knowledge Sharing Forum.
2023-09-21

Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka and Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong. Meeting took place in Suva
2023-09-15

The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Lenora Qereqeretabua met with the Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair, Hon. Mark Brown
2023-09-15

Prime Minister for Cook Islands and PIF Chair Hon. Mark Brown chaired the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting held at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
2023-09-15

Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dr. Lesikimacuata Korovavala received a courtesy call from the Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Fiji, His Excellency, Joseph Maáhanua. Fridat
2023-09-08

Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Lenora Qereqeretabua attends 66th National Day and 60th Malaysia Day commemorated
2023-09-07

Review of the Vuvale Partnership Consultation in Suva
2023-09-05 08:00 - 17:00 UTC

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Embassy of the Republic of Fiji in Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Ministry of Education and the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU), are working closely in promoting sports diplomacy through provision of rugby scholarships.
2023-08-30

Fiji Embassy in Japan coordinates Sports, education, and cultural exchange programme with the students and villages of Yaro, Solevu, Yanuya, and Tavua in the Mamanuca Group, Fiji.
2023-08-30

Hon. Prime Minister Attended the 2nd U.S – Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Summit
2023-08-25 - 2023-08-26

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka attended 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit
2023-08-23 - 2023-08-24

Prime Minister, Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka received a courtesy call from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power.
2023-08-16

Official opening of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) new Regional Mission in Fiji.
2023-08-15

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Ms. Samantha Power first official visit to Fiji
2023-08-15
