Document :

ITU-SG CL  Contribution  85

Title :

Multicountry contribution - Proposal for the establishment of an ITU Area Office in the Pacific

Date :

2026-04-14

Source :

Papua New Guinea , Australia , Fiji , Kiribati , Marshall Islands , Nauru , New Zealand , Palau , Samoa , Solomon Islands , Tonga , Tuvalu , Vanuatu

Destination Groups :

PL

Meeting :

2026-04-28

Access :

Public Document

Abstract :

The purpose of this contribution is to invite the Council to consider the development of a detailed establishment plan for an ITU Area Office in the Pacific. An ITU Area Office in the Pacific would strengthen ITU's regional presence and support to the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) through ITU's on-the-ground presence and delivery of programmes and services, following the situation analysis and needs assessment conducted in 2025.
This proposal is aligned with PP Resolution 25 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022), relevant WTDC Resolutions 16 (Rev. Baku, 2025) and Resolution 94 (Baku, 2025), Council discussions on the criteria to establish new Area Offices (C24/66), Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative 1, the PwC review of regional presence (C20/74), and precedents such as the establishment of the ITU Area Office in India in 2023.