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PRIF PARTNER MEDIA RELEASES

Each PRIF partner agency publishes media releases about their activities. Rather than duplicate these on this website please follow the links below and use their search functions should you wish to find media releases on specific topics/activities.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Media Center homepage

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Media homepage 

European Commission, EUROPA Press Room

European Investment Bank (EIB) News homepage

New Zealand Aid Programme Media and Publications homepage

World Bank News and Broadcast homepage

International Finance Corporation (IFC) News homepage

PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRY NEWS AND INFORMATION LINKS

The Pacific Islands Development Program (East-West Center) also provides a range of useful Pacific island country information and news source links.

 

Asian Development Bank AusAid  European union New Zealand Aid World Bank Group

 

 

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Fast Fact #1

PRIF is an initiative jointly supported by:

  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
  • European Commission (EC)
  • European Investment Bank (EIB)
  • New Zealand Government via the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZMFAT)
  • World Bank Group (WBG)

Fast Fact #3

PRIF aims to help improve infrastructure outcomes in the following economic infrastructure sectors:

  • Energy
  • Telecommunications
  • Transport (land, sea, air)
  • Waste Management
  • Water and Sanitation

Fast Fact #2

PRIF provides support to:

  • Cook Islands
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Kiribati
  • Republic of Marshall Islands
  • Nauru
  • Niue
  • Palau
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu

Fast Fact #5

Partner countries are encouraged to engage with the PRIF partners by having:

  • a single government agency responsible for the coordination of other agencies and for contact with PRIF development partners.
  • a process to sort out infrastructure priorities and lead development partners
  • a roadmap for future investment in economic infrastructure

Fast Fact #4

PRIF has eight priority principles to support improved infrastructure services which are:

  • long-term support to countries
  • country-led support
  • sector-based approaches
  • institutional support
  • supporting private sector development
  • use of appropriate technology
  • strengthened coordination
  • performance incentives

 

PRIF in action

 
 Building and maintaining roads


Constructing bridges


Securing clean water supplies


Supporting sustainable energy