South-Pacific Organisations

Fiji is well represented with many of these organs headquartered here. As of 2017, Fiji hosts 22 Diplomatic Missions (Embassies, High Commissions, etc.) in Suva. See them here.

1. South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO)
   Established in 1983 as the Tourism Council of the South Pacific, the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is the mandated organisation representing Tourism in the region.
2. South Pacific Destination Alliance (SPDA)
   sponsored by SPTO, Royal Caribbean Cruises (Norwegian / American global cruise company incorporated in Liberia and based in Miami, Florida. It is the world's second-largest cruise line operator, after Carnival Corporation), Samoa Tourism Authority.
3. Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
   is a regional technical and development organisation. SPC work programmes develop the technical, professional, scientific, research, planning and management capability of Pacific island people. The agency has three main divisions: land, marine and social. SPC's headquarters are located in Noumea with a sub-branch in Suva.
4. The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)
   As the administrative arm of the Pacific Islands Forum, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (FORSEC) undertakes programmes and activities that support, or implement, decisions made by the Forum Leaders. The Forum Secretariat is also the base of CROP. The Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji.
5. The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
   The charter is to strengthen the capacity of Pacific island members to plan and manage their own national environmental programmes and to enchance regional cooperation to deal more effectively with issues that are transboundry in nature or which require interventions at the global level. The work of the organisation covers nature conservation, pollution pervention, climate change and economic development.
6. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)
   work focuses on providing assistance to its 20 member countries in three key programme areas: Ocean and Islands Programme, Community Lifelines Programme and Community Risk Programme.
7. Pacific Islands Development Programme (PIDP)
   is to provide professional services and research information to Pacific Island governments. The organisation is based at the East-West centre in Hawaii is involved in the following five major activity areas: Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, United States/Pacific Island Nations Joint Commercial Commission Secretariat, research, education and training.
8. University of the South Pacific (USP)
   provides tertiary education to the Pacific region. USP has 12 Member Countries and three campuses: Laucala Campus located in Suva, Fiji; Alafua Campus located in Apia, Samoa; and Emalus Campus located in Port Vila, Vanuatu. USP Centres are located in each Member Country.
9. Pacific Islands Law Officers' Network (PILON)
   is a network of senior public law officers from Pacific Island countries, including Australia and New Zealand, which focuses on common legal issues within the Pacific region. PILON was established in 1982 and holds meetings annually. The Secretariat has been based in Apia, Samoa since early 2011. In November 2014, Kiribati hosted the 33rd PILON Annual Meeting.
10. Association of Pacific Islands Legislatures (APIL)
    is a regional organization committed to working together on matters of mutual concern and interest. APIL, formed in 1981, is comprised of legislative representatives from 12 island governments.
11. Pacific Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT)
    is a non-profit training and technical resource organisation specialising in human rights advocacy, law and education tailored specifically to the Pacific region.
12. The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
    was established by the Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPF Convention) which entered into force on 19 June 2004. The WCPFC is the central decision making body for management of tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Conservation and management measures (CMMs) of the Commission are legally binding and apply to all WCPFC members and the Convention area. Whereas members of FFA are from the Pacific Islands, members of WCPFC are FFA members and distant water fishing nations. WCPFC's current members include Australia, China, Canada, Cook Islands, European Community, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Chinese Taipei, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America and Vanuatu. Out of a total of 32 participating territories and members of WCPFC, over half (17) are FFA members, forming a significant voting bloc (although so far in the WCPFC's history decisions have been made by consensus).
13. South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
    The Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fishery Resources of the South Pacific Ocean (the Convention) was adopted in Auckland, New Zealand on 14 November 2009. When the Convention enters into force, the gap that exists in the international conservation and management of non-highly migratory fisheries and protection of biodiversity in the marine environment extending from the most eastern part of the South Indian Ocean through the Pacific towards the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of South America will be closed. It is envisaged that the new RFMO will be established and operate consistent with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS) and the United Nations Agreement on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 1995 (UNFSA), and best practice.The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation is an inter-governmental organisation that is committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources of the South Pacific Ocean and in so doing safeguarding the marine ecosystems in which the resources occur.
14. Registered with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
    The Members of the Commission are: Australia, Belize, Republic of Chile, People's Republic of China, Cook Islands, Republic of Cuba, European Union, Republic of Vanuatu, Russian Federation, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, Kingdom of Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands.
    Cooperating non-Contracting Parties (CNCPs) are: Colombia, Ecuador, France (Territories), Republic of Liberia, Republic of Panama, Republic of Peru and United States of America.
15. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC)
    Ecosystem-based management of fisheries in US Pacific Islands. The WPRFMC is one of eight regional fishery management councils established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. Amended in 1996 to prevent overfishing, minimize bycatch and protect fish stocks and habitat, it is now called the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). During its first 30 years, the Council's accomplishments have run the gamut from being the first Regional Fishery Management Council in the nation to prohibit drift gill-net fishing and to develop an ecosystem-based fishery management plan to being the pioneer of the vessel monitoring system (VMS) for fishing vessels, which is now being implemented in fisheries worldwide. The WPRFMC is a rich source of documents and resources relating to the US Territories in the Pacific: American Samoa; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Pacific Remote Island Areas .
16. The Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP)
    which assists Pacific Islands Leaders to advance their collective efforts to achieve and sustain equitable social and economic development consistent with the goals of the Pacific islands region’s people
17. The Pacific Power Association (PPA)
    which promotes the direct cooperation of Pacific island power utilities in technical training, exchange of information, sharing of senior management and engineering expertise and other activities of benefit to the members
18. The Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO)
    which oversees aviation safety and security in the Pacific Islands using guidelines provided by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
19. The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
    is an advisory body that aims to assist members to maximise benefits from the conservation and sustainable use of their fisheries resources.
20. Council of regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP)
    Established in 1988 by Forum Leaders, CROP comprises the 4 organisations listed above, as well as the following 5 organisations: The Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP), The South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), The University of the South Pacific (USP), The Pacific Power Association (PPA), The Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO)
21. WHO Representative Office in the South Pacific
    located in Suva, Fiji, operates under the umbrella of the Western Pacific regional office, and our role is to act as a catalyst and advocate for action at all levels, from local to global, on health issues of public concern. We work together with a broad spectrum of partners from all sectors of society, WHO is involved in a host of closely related public health activities; including research, evaluation, awareness raising and resource mobilization.
    Our purpose is to lead the regional response to public health issues on all fronts - medical, technical, socio-economic, cultural, legal and political - towards the achievement of WHO's global health mission which is to support all countries and peoples in their quest to achieve the highest attainable level of health. This is defined in the WHO Constitution as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
22. Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy website (SPC)
    Includes access to full text documents and working papers on critical environmental issues.
23. Partners to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)
    brings together eight Pacific Island countries to sustainably manage tuna. PNA Members are Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. The PNA are global leaders in conservation and fisheries management. Fish has always been vital for Pacific Island life and the PNA currently controls 25% of the world's supply of tuna.
    Many PNA conservation measures are world firsts - such as high seas closures, controls on Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and the 100% coverage of purse seine fishing vessels with observers. The PNA has no dolphin bycatch and measures to limit the impact of tuna fishing on sharks and turtles.
24. Pacific Concerns Resource Centre Inc. (PCRC)
    The mission of the PCRC is "to coordinate, articulate and disseminate information about the concerns and struggles of peoples of the Pacific in their desire to exist free from exploitation, from the threat of environmental degradation and from both foreign and internal forms of subjugation." Includes access to full text resources in the following areas: Demilitarisation, Decolonisation, Environment, Sustainable Human Development, Human Rights & Good Governance.
25. Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO)
    is a regional network of NGO focal points or coordinating bodies known as National Liaison Units (NLUs) based in 22 Pacific Island countries and territories. PIANGO was formally established in 1991 to assist NGOs in the Pacific to initiate action, give voice to their concerns and work collaboratively with other development actors for just and sustainable human development. PIANGO's primary role is to be a catalyst for collective action, to facilitate and support coalitions and alliances on issues of common concern, and to strengthen the influence and impact of NGO efforts in the region.
26. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
    In addition to information about the organisation and its activities, the site provides access to many full text documents, reports and journal articles.
27. Pacific Women's Resource Bureau (PWRB)
    Provides technical and advisory services to the 22 island member countries of the Pacific Community - site contains information about conferences, meetings, news and publications.
28. UNDP - Fiji Office
    regional site with details of UN development projects throughout the Pacific
29. South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association (SPERA)
    The purpose of SPERA is to provide a forum to encourage and facilitate communication among scientists in the field of environmental radioactivity. Through SPERA scientists from different disciplines and organisations from the South Pacific region, and countries world wide, can discuss and debate the origins and behaviour of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in the environment; their radiological consequences and the practices required to minimise these; and their application to the understanding of natural processes.