The Asia Foundation, a nonprofit international development organization aims to advance partnership with Fiji in important areas of development such as good governance, women’s empowerment and gender equality, inclusive economic growth, environment and climate action, and regional and international relations.
This was emphasised at a courtesy call paid by the Asia Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Ms. Laurel Miller to the Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr Lesikimacuata Korovavala.
Asia Foundation president’s first visit to Fiji is an opportunity to best realign support for Fiji’s development priorities in economic resilience, sustainable development and climate actions.
The Foundation is well placed to support the ambitious vision and goals of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent through regional and country-level engagement – helping to strengthen the diplomatic, governance, leadership, and other dimensions of regional cooperation while also helping to build country-level capacities, roles, responsibilities, and commitments.
Dr Korovavala acknowledged the Asia Foundation’s commitment to work with Pacific Island countries to support Pacific solutions to Pacific challenges.
He welcomed future prospects for increased cooperation in capacity building programs particularly through provision of Asia Foundation’s Young Diplomats program and Development Fellows program.
In her response, Ms. Miller extended her appreciation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Fiji, for its continued support to the Asia Foundation’s regional office based in Suva.
She reaffirmed the Asia Foundation’s support to the Government of Fiji for its unwavering commitment to address issues of importance such as governance, climate adaptation and economic sustainability.
The Asia Foundation stands ready to support Fiji through provision of technical support and assistance with the Foundation’s decades of experience and local expertise, working across the region and beyond.
Headquartered in San Francisco, with an office in Washington, DC, the Asia Foundation works through its network of 19 country offices across Asia and the Pacific.
The Foundation works with local communities, host government, non-state actors, private sector, and donors where development, strategic, economic and diplomatic interests are closely intertwined.
