Marshall Islands

French presence

The French presence in the Marshall Islands is minimal. 

Visits

During her first term, President Hilda HEINE travelled to Paris for the One Planet Summit in December 2017 and to New York for the second edition in September 2018. She was also present at the second High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change and Biodiversity held at the SPC headquarters in Nouméa on 4 May 2018. President Hilda HEINE was present at UNOC3 and the Pacific-France Summit, organized in June 2025 in Nice and met with the President of the Republic. On this occasion, the Marshall Islands joined the coalition of 38 states supporting a moratorium on deep seabed mining. 

Cultural, scientific and technical cooperation

French cooperation with the Marshall Islands is carried out through the Kiwa initiative, a cooperation program for the resilience of ecosystems and populations to climate change implemented by the French Development Agency (AFD) and jointly funded by France, the EU, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The MiCOAST (Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture) and Women’s Work (training 500 women in coastal ecosystem restoration) projects provide the country with €10.5 million in aid, which it shares with Micronesia, Palau and Nauru. 

Other types of cooperation

In March 2025, the Prairial frigate made a stopover in Majuro, which was an opportunity to strengthen France’s relations with the Marshall Islands in terms of maritime surveillance and the fight against illegal fishing. This visit demonstrated France’s commitment to the security and stability of the Pacific.

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