SIDS Solutions Forum

The two-day programme was attended by local speakers and leaders including Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and a few members of the Cabinet who gathered to share thoughts with global audience.

Foreign leaders connected via zoom for the forum.

Fiame congratulated the FAO for the successful forum which its solutions seek to deliver some promises for SIDS as articulated in the Samoa pathway.

The goals in particular are SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 2 (No hunger) and SDG 10 (Reduced inequalities).

Qu spoke at the two-day virtual SIDS Solutions Forum (30-31 August), co-hosted by FAO and the Government of Fiji. Heads of State and Government from nine Pacific Island countries attended or were represented at the high-level event, as well as government ministers holding key portfolios related to agriculture, food, nutrition, environment, health, and information and communications technology. African and Caribbean nations were also represented.