Tuvalu has moved a step closer to adopting its first National Security Policy after government officials and key stakeholders met last week to review the draft document ahead of its endorsement.
The validation workshop brought together representatives from government ministries, faith-based organisations, civil society, state-owned enterprises and development partners to ensure the policy reflects Tuvalu’s priorities and responds to the country’s evolving security challenges.
Opening the workshop, Secretary to the Office of the Prime Minister, Fakasoa Tealei, said the meeting was the final opportunity to confirm the draft before it is endorsed.
“Today’s workshop is an opportunity to confirm that this draft reflects Tuvalu’s priorities and provides a sound foundation for the future.”
Tealei said the policy takes a broader view of national security beyond policing and defence.
“This policy recognises that national security is much broader than policing or defence, it is about protecting our sovereignty, our people, our culture, our wellbeing and our way of life,” he said.
The policy adopts a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to national security, covering issues including climate change, cyber security, maritime security, transnational crime, migration, energy security and economic resilience.
Work on the policy began after Cabinet endorsed its development in September 2025. The process included nationwide consultations, a Threat and Risk Assessment and drafting of the policy with support from the Pacific Security College.
Once endorsed, the policy will provide the strategic framework to guide Tuvalu’s national security priorities in the years ahead.
