BY LORETTA B MANELE
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is now in the third phase of the Review of the Regional Architecture (RRA).
Esala Nayasi, PIF Deputy Secretary General spoke about this yesterday at a PIF Workshop for regional and local media representatives who will attend and cover the week long 54th PIF Meeting next week.
He explained that they have been able to go through the RRA which consists of three phases and they are now in the third phase.
Speaking on the first phase, “understanding the status quo”, Nayasi said they have come to understand that there are many organisations in the Pacific region which means competing interests, duplications and overlapping interests for PIF members.
“It also means wishes of resources, particularly if there are duplication,” he said.
Henceforth, Nayasi mentioned that they had to look at the way we are set up as a region, particularly as it refers to governments and institutional arrangements.
The second phase as stated was more towards regional organisations.
Nayasi voiced that this was about how PIF members will reset in regards to different regional organisations, different governing bodies and different priorities.
He said this involves issues like how PIF members will align national development plans to the regional vision and goals that is set for all PIF members.
Nayasi stressed that this is also about how PIF member countries can do things better and more effectively and be able to ensure that they are serving their people in a way that is efficient, effective, meaningful and in a manner that meets the expectations of everyone.
He furthered that they are now in the third phase of the review which is in relation to the personalisation of regional organisations.
“This is what the leaders will be discussing next week,” he said.
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