Fiji, June 5 -- Forum Secretary General Baron Divavesi Waqa has called on regional leaders to move beyond policy commitments and deliver tangible improvements in the lives of women, girls and vulnerable groups across the Pacific.

Speaking at the Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting on Thursday, Waqa said gender equality and social inclusion had become central priorities of Pacific regionalism and must now translate into practical outcomes for communities.

Waqa said the Forum had spent the past four years building the Women Leaders Meeting into a key platform for advancing regional decisions on gender equality and social inclusion.

"Over the past four years, we have worked together to lay the foundations for the Pacific Islands F...