Communauté du Pacifique

Established: As the South Pacific Commission by agreement signed February 6, 1947, in Canberra, Australia, effective July 29, 1948; structure modified by amending agreements signed on October 6, 1964, in London, United Kingdom, and at Nouméa, New Caledonia, on October 12, 1978; current name adopted effective February 8, 1998.

Purpose: “[T]o provide a common forum within which the Island peoples and their governments can express themselves on issues, problems, needs and ideas common to the region;… to assist in meeting the basic needs of the peoples of the region;… to serve as a catalyst for the development of regional resources…; to act as a center for collection and dissemination of information on the needs of the region.”

Headquarters: Nouméa, New Caledonia.

Principal Organs: Conference of the ...

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