The impact of these population projections are discussed for the relevant goals in the ensuing sections. The IAEG-SDGs proposed 12 indicators to monitor this goal, of which only two were Tier 1 indicators to monitor Target 1.1 and 1.2, respectively (see Appendix 2.1). None of the nine countries had also achieved MDG 1 on poverty, with Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu recording mixed outcomes, while Kiribati, Nauru, PNG and Tuvalu failed to achieve the goal at the end of 2015 (PIFS, 2015a).