Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reaffirmed government’s commitment to sustainable development with the formal endorsement of Fiji’s third Voluntary National Review (VNR), to be developed over 2026–2027 and presented at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development next year.
Speaking in Parliament Monday, Prime Minister Rabuka said the VNR assesses national progress across the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), identify gaps and constraints and mobilise partnerships and financing for accelerated implementation.
He was responding to Inosi Kuridrani’s question regarding the formulation of Fiji’s third Voluntary National Review Report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“The VNR is not simply a report, it is a national statement of where we stand, where we must improve, and how we will mobilise the partnerships and resources needed to deliver on the 2030 Agenda,” the Prime Minister said.
“I wish to inform the Honourable House that Cabinet, at its meeting on 14 April 2026, endorsed the formulation of Fiji’s third VNR, to be undertaken during 2026–2027 and presented at the HLPF in July 2027.
“The process will be led by the Ministry of Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics through a coordinated whole-of-government and whole of society approach. Governance structure will include a high-level Core Working Group comprising of senior officials and a Technical Working Group with representation from line Ministries.
“I wish to assure this House that the 2027 VNR will not be a bureaucratic exercise. It will be a genuine national conversation, transparent, evidence-based, and anchored in the lived realities of our people, including those in our rural and maritime communities who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.”
Prime Minister Rabuka emphasised that the review will be inclusive, transparent, and grounded in evidence, reflecting the lived realities of all Fijians, particularly those in rural and maritime communities most vulnerable to climate change.
Fiji has previously presented two VNRs in 2019 and 2023, both recognised for their inclusivity and credibility, particularly among Small Island Developing States.
