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T HE PROCE SS OF RE GIONAL INT E GRAT ION AND COOPE RAT ION IN T HE PACIF IC RE GION

14T H RE GIONAL ME E T ING OF T HE ACP- E U JOINT PARL IAME NT RY ASSE MBL Y CONVE NT ION CE NT RE , PORT VIL A, VANUAT U 19 – 21 JUL Y, 2017

Mr . Shiu Raj, Dir e c tor Polic y E c onomic Gove r nanc e (shiur @for umse c .or g)

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T he Re gion

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n the Pa c ific : We kno w tha t we c a n a c hie ve mor

e tog e the r , tha n a lone.

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he g e o po litic a l a nd de ve lo pme nt c o nte xt o f the Pa c ific is shifting – we ha ve unme t de ve lo pme nt c ha lle ng e s.

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ro m a Pa c ific Pla n to the F

r a me wor k

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sla nds L e a de rs re c o g nize d the ne e d fo r a ne w inc lusive a nd g a me c ha ng ing a ppro a c h to Pa c ific r

e g iona lism a nd e ndo rse d the F r a me wor k for Pa c ific Re g iona lism (F PR) in 2014.

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r a me wor k for Pa c ific Re g iona lism (F PR)

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PR no t a de ve lo pme nt pla n o r a g e nda – it is to na vig a te the Pa c ific thro ug h the g lo b a l a nd re g io na l g e o po litic a l fo rc e s tha t impa c t o n o ur re g io n’ s a b ility to a c hie ve de ve lo pme nt impa c t fo r its pe o ple .

 Pa c ific Re g io na lism no w, a nd into the future , must b e a da pta ble ,

innova tive , inc lusive, a nd mo st impo rta ntly, it must positive ly impa c t the live s of our pe ople .

 Ca lls fo r sub missio n o n re g io na lism initia tive s in 2015 a nd 2016  F

• c us is o n imple me nting the r

e g iona lism pr ior itie s a t the mo me nt

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Re g iona l Initia tive Curre nt Prog re ss

Climate Change / F RDP

• Clima te

c ha ng e re ma ins the sing le g re a te st thre a t to the live liho o d, se c urity a nd we ll-b e ing o f the pe o ple s o f the Pa c ific .

• Se e king de live ry o f c o mmitme nts und e r the Pa ris Ag re e me nts,

a nd thro ug h the Co nfe re nc e

• f the

Pa rtie s to the Unite d Na tio ns F ra me wo rk Co nve ntio n o n Clima te Cha ng e (COP23) – Cha ire d b y F iji

• F

ra me wo rk fo r Re silie nt De ve lo pme nt in the Pa c ific

Inc r e asing E c onomic Re tur ns fr

• m F

ishe r ie s, and Sustainable Manage me nt of F ishe r ie s, inc luding Coastal F ishe r ie s

• F

ishe rie s T a skfo rc e is in pla c e – fo c us o n imple me nting the F ishe rie s Ro a dma p

• F
• ur ke y a re a s und e r the Wo rk Pro g ra mme o f the F

ishe rie s T a sk F

• rc e

a re (i); re fo rming lo ng line fishe ry ma na g e me nt; (ii) inc re a sing e mplo yme nt va lue a nd e nsuring e ffe c tive la b o ur sta nda rd s a re in pla c e ; (iii) fa c ilita ting inve stme nt a nd tra d e ; a nd , (iv) se c uring mo re o ppo rtunitie s to pa rtic ipa te in the va lue c ha in.

• A ta skfo rc e to g uide a nd c o o rdina te re g io na l Co a sta l F

ishe rie s Ma na g e me nt a c tivity in suppo rt o f the ‘ F ishe rie s Ro a dma p’ .

Re gional Initiative Cur r e nt Pr

• gr

e ss Infor mation and Communic ation T e c hnology

• A stre ng the ne d CROP I

CT Wo rking Gro up to e nsure a mo re e ffe c tive c o o rdina ting func tio n o f re g io na l I CT wo rk.

• E

xe c utio n o f the Pa c ific Re g io na l I CT Stra te g ic Ac tio n Pla n fo r inc re a se d c o nne c tivity a nd I CTso lutio ns.

Ce r vic al Canc e r

• A multi-a g e nc y T

a sk F

• rc e fo c use d o n

i.

Re so urc e mo b ilisa tio n to suppo rt purc ha se

• f

HPV va c c ina tio ns

ii.

De ve lo pme nt o f a re g io na l po lic y g uide line

• Ove rsig ht b y Pa c ific He a lth Ministe rs

We st Papua

• a ll pa rtie s to pro te c t a nd upho ld the huma n rig hts o f a ll

re side nts in Pa pua a nd to wo rk to a ddre ss the ro o t c a use s o f suc h c o nflic ts b y pe a c e ful me a ns

• Wo rk is fo c use d o n ke e ping a wa tc hing b rie f o n the

huma n rig hts situa tio n o f pe rso ns in We st Pa pua , a nd ma inta ining c o nstruc tive dia lo g ue with the g o ve rnme nt

• f I

ndo ne sia o n the issue .

Re gional Initiative Cur r e nt Pr

• gr

e ss Busine ss Har monisation and Mobility

• Ong o ing

wo rk c a rrie d

• ut to

de ve lo p a pro po se d mo de l/ mo da lity fo r imple me nta tio n fo r ha rmo nisa tio n o f b usine ss pra c tic e s to impro ve e a se o f do ing b usine ss

• E

ffo rts fo c use d o n impro ving mo b ility o f b usine sse s a nd skille d pe rso ns within the re g io n

• Do e s no t duplic a te

pro c e sse s inte nde d unde r PACE R Plus, b ut b uilds o n it.

Pe r sons with Disabilitie s

• Drive

the imple me nta tio n a nd ma instre a ming

• f the

Pa c ific F ra me wo rk fo r the Rig hts

• f

Pe rso ns with Disa b ilitie s.

• PF

RPD pro je c t de sig n inc luding Re g io na l I mple me nta tio n Ac tio n Pla n a nd M&E F ra me wo rk c urre ntly de ve lo pe d to a ssist in pro po sa l fo r do no r lo ng te rm funding fo r PF RPD: 2018 – 2025.

Re gional Initiative Cur r e nt Pr

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e ss Oc e ans

• Offic e o f the Pa c ific Oc e a ns Co mmissio ne r
• CROP c o o rdina te d

a se rie s o f side -e ve nts a t the UN Co nfe re nc e o n Oc e a ns in June 2017 (Ne w Yo rk)

• Oppo rtunitie s to a dva nc e mo re dive rse , de e p pa rtne rships

b e twe e n CROP a nd o the r pa rtne rs o n SDG 14.

Sustainable De ve lopme nt Goals

• A Re g io na l SDGs T

a skfo rc e is in pla c e

• A Re g io na l SDGs multi-sta ke ho lde r c o nsulta tio n wa s he ld in

June 2017 to fina lise the Pa c ific SDGs Ro a dma p fo r e ndo rse me nt b y L e a de rs.

Pac ific L e ade r s Ge nde r E quality De c lar ation

• T

he CROP Ge nd e r Wo rking Gro up drive s the c o lla b o ra tio n a mo ng st va rio us e ntitie s

• F

ull pro g re ss re po rt o n the imple me nta tio n o f the PGL E D, linke d to SDGs re po rting .

PACE R Plus

• A

re g io n wide fra me wo rk fo r tra de inte g ra tio n a nd e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt thro ug h lib e ra lisa tio n o f g o o ds a nd se rvic e s tra de , a nd inve stme nt a nd la b o ur mo b ility.

• De ve lo pme nt Co o pe ra tio n

fo c use d

• n

a ddre ssing the c o nstra ints

11th E DF Pac ific Re gional Indic ative Pr

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amme PRIORIT Y ARE AA RE VISE D AL L OCAT IONS AS AT QT R 1 2017

• 1. Re g io na l E

c o no mic I nte g ra tio n (RE I )

(trade, private sector, tourism)

€ 37 m

• 2. Susta ina b le Ma na g e me nt o f Na tura l Re so urc e s

(fisheries, biodiversity, waste management)

€ 52 m

• 3. I

nc lusive & Ac c o unta b le Go ve rna nc e

(public finance management, NSAs, Support to IEs)

€ 31 m

• 4. Re g io na l I

nve stme nt F a c ility fo r pro je c t in Prio rity Are a s 1 & 2

(blending – grant/grant, grant/loans)

€ 46 m T

• ta l

€ 166 m L ike ly Additio na l F unds: Swe d e n fund ing to 2.1 – Pa c ific –E U Ma rine Pro g ra mme (PE UMP) € 10 m I ntra -ACP a dditio na l suppo rt to the I nve stme nt F a c ility (4.2) € 20 m

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ORUM L E ADE RS ME E T ING IN SAMOA – SE PT E MBE R 2017

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he the me fo r this ye a r’ s F

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e a de rs Me e ting in Sa mo a is T

he Blue Pac ific – o ur se a o f islands – o ur se c ur ity thr

• ugh sustainable

de ve lo pme nt, manage me nt and c o nse r vatio n.

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he Blue Pa c ific se e ks to re -c a pture the c o lle c tive po te ntia l o f the re g io n’ s sha re d ste wa rdship o f the Pa c ific Oc e a n, b a se d o n a n e xplic it re c o g nitio n o f a sha re d “oc e an ide ntity”, “oc e an

ge ogr aphy”, a nd “oc e an r e sour c e s”.

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he Blue Pac ific a t the c e ntre o f po lic y ma king a nd c o lle c tive a c tio n fo r a dva nc ing the Pa c ific I sla nds F

• rum L

e a de rs’ Visio n fo r the Re g io n.

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