August 2024
Unity in Diversity
Words stumbled, faltering in their attempt to convey the depth of emotion that settled over the Victoria Lounge of Fiji’s Grand Pacific Hotel on the morning of 28 February 2024. In the eyes that had held smiles amid the formalities of the inaugural planning meeting for the Pacific Traditional Leaders Forum, tears now glistened in their place; and the moment of farewell hung heavy in the air. But it was the excitement of rediscovering connections and the warmth of new friendship founded on bonds of the past that held strong hopes for the future.
