7th meeting

In his opening remarks, Tonga interim Prime Minister and chair of the 7^th PLG, ‘Akilisi Pohiva reminded the meeting to pursue firm and action-oriented decisions and platforms for partnerships.

Pohiva said Polynesia is the smallest in development yet the largest in the world in the oceans they occupy.

“In our annual meeting we are reminded to pursue the uniqueness of Polynesia’s sustained heritage, culture, traditional knowledge and information of which we have the privilege of diversity and continuity in maintaining our sovereign states.”

The PWNAVAW 7th meeting will gather 75 people from 13 countries and territories on the theme of responding to and preventing violence against women and girls in the Pacific.

Activists from organisations working on eliminating violence against women, government agency representatives and other stakeholders from Cook Islands, PNG and Bougainville, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and Fiji will be part of the meeting.