Biketawa is one of the twenty-four small
islets which comprise the
atoll of
Tarawa in the
Republic of Kiribati. The capital of Kiribati,
South Tarawa
South Tarawa ( gil, Tarawa Teinainano) is the capital and hub of the Republic of Kiribati and home to more than half of Kiribati's population. The South Tarawa population centre consists of all the small islets from Betio in the west to Bonriki ...
, is located on Tarawa.
The 2000
Biketawa Declaration The Biketawa Declaration is a declaration agreed to by all the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum constituting a framework for coordinating response to regional crises. The declaration takes its name from the Kiribati islet of Biketawa, where the ...
on Pacific regional
security
Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...
takes its name from Biketawa.
References
Tarawa
Islands of Kiribati
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