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1 Acronyms and Abbreviations ACP ANZ ANZCERTA ANZUS AOSIS APEC ASEAN BRICS CANCC CARICOM CEPA CfRN CNMI COPs CRC CRGA CROP CSO CVF African, Caribbean and Pacific Australia and New Zealand Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty Alliance of Small Island States Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Association of Southeast Asian Nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa Coalition of Atoll Nations on the issue of Climate Change Caribbean Community and Common Market Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Coalition of Rainforest Nations Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Conference of the Parties Committee on the Rights of the Child Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific civil society organisation Climate Vulnerable Forum ix
2 The New Pacific Diplomacy DAWN DEA DFA DIVA DSM DWFN EEZ EPA EPG EU EWTP FAD FAS FFA FIC FLNKS FPA FSM Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era Department of External Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs Diverse Voices and Action for Equality deep sea mining Distant Water Fishing Nation Exclusive Economic Zone Economic Partnership Agreement Eminent Persons Group European Union Engaging with the Pacific Fish Aggregating Device Freely Associated States Forum Fisheries Agency forum island country G77 Group of 77 GDP HACCP IDEA IGB ISC JUSCANZ LDC MCES MCT MDG Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) Fisheries Partnership Agreement Federated States of Micronesia Gross Domestic Product Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Inter-Governmental Body International Sugar Council Japan, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Least Developed Country Micronesian Chief Executives Summit Micronesian Conservation Trust Millennium Development Goal x
3 Acronyms and Abbreviations MOU MPA MPS MSG MSG-FTA MSGTA MTEC NAM NFIP NGO NSA NZ OECD PACER PACP PALM PANG PARTA PCC PCCR PCCPP PCRC PIANGO PIC PICAN PICT PICTA PIDF PIF PIFS Memorandum of Understanding marine protected area Micronesian Presidents Summit Melanesian Spearhead Group Melanesian Spearhead Group Free Trade Area Melanesian Spearhead Group Trade Agreement Micronesian Trade and Economic Community Non-Aligned Movement Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific non-government organisation non-state actor New Zealand Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Pacific African, Caribbean and Pacific Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting Pacific Network on Globalisation Pacific Regional Trade Agreement Pacific Conference of Churches Pacific Climate Change Roundtable People s Charter for Change, Peace and Progress Pacific Concerns Resource Centre Pacific Islands Association of Non-Government Organisations Pacific Island Country Pacific Islands Climate Action Network Pacific Island Countries and Territories Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement Pacific Islands Development Forum Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat xi
4 The New Pacific Diplomacy PIPSO PLG PNA PNG PPAC PRNGO PRUN PSIDS RAMSI REC REDD+ RIF RMI ROO ROP SBs SDG SIDS SIS SME SMS SPARTECA SPC SPF SPNWFZ SPREP SSC TIS TNC Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation Polynesian Leaders Group Parties to the Nauru Agreement Papua New Guinea Pacific Plan Action Committee Pacific Regional Non-Governmental Organisation Permanent Representative to the United Nations Pacific Small Island Developing States Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands regional economic community Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regional Institutional Framework Republic of the Marshall Islands Rules of Origin Republic of Palau Subsidiary Bodies Sustainable Development Goal Small Island Developing States Small Island States small and medium-sized enterprise Skilled Movement Scheme South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement Secretariat of the Pacific Community South Pacific Forum South Pacific Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme south south cooperation Trade in Services The Nature Conservancy xii
5 Acronyms and Abbreviations TTPI ULMWP UN UNCITRAL UNCLOS UNDAF UNDOF UNDP UNEP UNESCAP UNESCO UNFCCC UNFCCC COP UNFPA UNGA UNICEF UNOPS UPLD USP VDS WCPFC WCPO WMCES WPNCL WTO Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands United Liberation Movement for West Papua United Nations United Nations Commission on International Trade United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea United Nations Development Assistance Framework United Nations Disengagement Observer Force United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties United Nations Population Fund United Nations General Assembly United Nations Children s Fund United Nations Office for Project Services Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social (Union for Democracy and Social Progress) University of the South Pacific Vessel Day Scheme Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Western and Central Pacific Ocean Western Micronesia Chief Executives Summit West Papua National Council for Liberation World Trade Organization xiii
6 This text is taken from The New Pacific Diplomacy, edited by Greg Fry and Sandra Tarte, published 2015 by ANU Press, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
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