Fiji, June 16 -- Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has challenged Pacific leaders and regional institutions to assess whether decades of regional declarations and strategies are delivering real benefits to Pacific people, warning that regionalism risks losing relevance if it fails to produce measurable outcomes.

In a statement titled If We Declare but Do Not Deliver: Reflections on Pacific Regionalism and the Search for a More Effective Regional Architecture", Dr Aqorau said the Pacific has produced numerous declarations and frameworks on major regional issues but must now confront a critical question.

"The Pacific is not short of declarations.

"Over the decades, our leaders have adopted vis...