Pacific Islands leaders are appealing for global peace, expressing their concern about increasing global tensions among major powers. A collective message published on 13 June, called for all world leaders “to uphold the Charter of the United Nations and to tolerate and respect the rights and dignity of all peoples and nations”.
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders, declared the Blue Pacific Continent as an “Ocean of Peace” in 2025.
“Grounded in the Pacific Way, the Declaration reaffirms that dialogue, respect, and the peaceful settlement of disputes, are part of our enduring contribution to the rules-based international order and to international peace and security.
“In that spirit, we call on all world Leaders to stand with us to uphold the Charter of the United Nations, including the sovereign equality of all states, and the rights of all peoples to exist in peace and security," the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) urged in a collective statement released on Saturday.
"In the Pacific, our island nations know the cost of insecurity, the consequences of threats and decisions beyond our making and the importance of strong, secure partnerships. Today, we are managing increasing pressures from climate-related impacts that affect our economies, infrastructure and long-term resilience. As smaller countries at the end of global supply chains, we are acutely vulnerable to disruptions and shocks, with profound impacts for our peoples. We continue to call for understanding and support from our partners and larger economies, for our survival is not in our hands alone."
They also affirmed the Pacific Way, where Pacific nations sought peaceful means to resolve differences, reduce tensions, and address the threats to international peace and security, consistent with the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.
The leaders also embraced the principles of the Ocean of Peace Declaration, reiterating the Pacific ocean as a space for cooperation, dialogue, and the peaceful resolution of crises.
They also reaffirmed the vision of a peaceful Pacific, free of nuclear weapons and nuclear testing and our shared objective of eliminating nuclear weapons globally.
The leaders of the Pacific Islands Forums includes the 18 leaders of Australia, Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Fiji, French Polynesia, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, the Republic of Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Vanuatu.
