FPOC aims to promote the efforts of Pacific Islands Legislatures towards improving the quality of governance in the region within the framework of Parliamentary democracy. In sharing a joint Regional Secretariat with the Pacific Parliamentary Assembly on Population and Development (PPAPD) FPOC enjoys the support of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC); United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS); United Nations Development Fund (UNDP-Pacific Centre); and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD).

APIA, Samoa (Samoa Observer, Jan. 23, 2010) – In Samoa, an outspoken Member of Parliament has dismissed claims he is a coward by distancing himself from the Tautua Party following the passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill 2010.