2021

Bula Vinaka and happy Fiji-50 Day. I began our 50th Anniversary celebrations in Levuka, Fiji’s first capital under the colonial government. There I journeyed through history, […]

Leaders and Heads of Delegation; The Pacific Political Ocean Champion; Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General and Pacific Ocean Commissioner; Secretaries General of the Commonwealth and the […]

For Fiji, sustainability in the sugar industry means ensuring two things: first, that sugar cultivation provides a good living for growers, and second, that growers are […]

Bula Vinaka and good morning. Yesterday marked the start of cyclone season in the South Pacific –– a period now defined by record-smashing super-storms that can […]

Bula Vinaka and good morning. It’s wonderful to be with you to speak on a cause that is deep within the heart of every Fijian. And […]

Bula Vinaka and a very good afternoon to you all. Much of this COP for Fiji is about securing plans that halve global carbon emissions by […]

I want to wish all Fijians a happy Diwali. No matter what your faith may be, let Diwali be a time when we all dedicate ourselves […]

Bula Vinaka and good afternoon. Some of you may remember from COP23 in Bonn, the Fijian double-hulled sailing canoe –– known as the Drua –– that […]

Bula Vinaka and good afternoon. At COP21 in Paris, “1.5” was a compromise that Fiji struck alongside all of the world’s most climate vulnerable nations. We […]

A partnership between the Asia Foundation (AF), United States Embassy in Suva and the Fijian Government has led to opportunities for educational empowerment in Fiji and […]

Bula Vinaka and Happy Fiji Day! I spent this morning at our first Fiji Navy Church Service after five long months of worshipping from home. Sitting […]

Vice President Al Gore; Fellow Leaders; Excellencies; Ladies and Gentlemen. We have less than 30 days until COP26 where leaders will define the next 30 years […]

How can countries work together to maintain the 1.5C° objective within reach? What would constitute an ambitious outcome on adaptation at COP 26? How can COP […]

Prime Minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama has conveyed a congratulatory message to the President of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Moon Jae-in, on the occasion of […]

Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama has conveyed a congratulatory message to the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping on the occasion […]

Fiji and Singapore have pledged their commitment for sustainable and inclusive recovery, with accelerated and collective efforts to tackle current challenges imposed by COVID-19 and the […]

“Fiji reaffirms its commitment and solidarity with the international community to support all efforts in making the world free of nuclear weapons.” This was emphasised by […]

The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) Asia-Pacific Regional Office in collaboration with the UNOSSC Cities project team and its partners in China’s Fuzhou and […]

President of 76th Session of UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid; Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres; Excellencies; Ladies and Gentlemen Bula Vinaka from Fiji. […]

Three days after the Fijian Parliament passed a ground-breaking Climate Change Bill, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama delivered a challenge to developed countries at the United Nations […]

At the meeting for leaders from the Alliance for Small Island Developing States (AOSIS), Prime Minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama highlighted the urgent need for challenges faced […]

In a historic event convened by the United Nations today, Prime Minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) delivered a bold […]

Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment towards the advancement of the United Nation’s mandate on the creation of societies based on fairness, equality, respect and solidarity. This […]

Nature’s role in growing Fiji’s socio economic development cannot go unnoticed as efforts are made to mitigate against the impact of climate change and warm ocean […]

Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama today joined the 6th Annual SDG Business Forum held virtually along the margins of the 76th United Nations General Assembly in […]