Pacific Islands Forum

— theme: Youth Employment Policies and Programmes, Skills for Youth, Giving Youth a Voice, Entering the World of Work, Youth and Migration

— country: Asia, Pacific, ASEAN, South-East Asia, Australia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

The Pacific Islands Forum is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. The Forum is engaged in a number of youth-employment related policy initiatives and programmes.

Affiliation

International Organization

Contact No.

679 3312 600

Address

The Secretary General
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Private Mail Bag
Suva, Fiji

Email Address

info@forumsec.org.fj

Website

http://www.forumsec.org/index.cfm

1. Source of funding

the Forum's member governments

2. Mission and objectives

To work in support of Forum member governments, to enhance the economic and social well-being of the people of the South Pacific by fostering cooperation between governments and between international agencies, and by representing the interests of Forum members in ways agreed by the Forum”

3. Areas of work relating to youth employment

youth employment policies, entrepreneurship education, TVET, skills development, youth and migration

4. Partners and areas of partnership

European Union, Asian Development Bank, Commonwealth of Nations, UNESCO, Dialogue Partner States, Pacific Association of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (PATVET), other international and inter-governmental organizations

5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO

6. Successful youth employment interventions

At the 42nd Pacific Islands Forum, the Forum organized an official side event "Youth Matters NOW - investing in young people for a secure, prosperous and sustainable pacific".

APYouthNetAsia-Pacific Youth Employment NetworkILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific