AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoIndia-Pacific diplomacy: On UNGA sidelines in New York, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired the second FIPIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, with Vanuatu’s Health Minister Robert Bohn among senior Pacific leaders. They reaffirmed the India–Pacific partnership and discussed renewable energy, climate action, disaster resilience, education, healthcare, and capacity building. Climate voice in the Pacific: The Fifth Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference (5POPCCC) in Honiara wrapped with a Talanoa and ten proposed takeaways, stressing Pacific agency and keeping the 1.5°C goal alive. Women’s rights across Oceania: Fiji hosted the opening of the 4th Pacific Feminist Forum in Pacific Harbour, bringing together 140+ feminists and women’s human rights defenders from 21 countries under “Feminist Futures, Just Pacific.” Sport and community in Vanuatu: Carnival Cruise Line donated 100 volleyballs to rural Vanuatu schools via the local beach volleyball president, supporting youth exercise workshops. Education and labour pressure: The Vanuatu Teachers Union warned it may consider another nationwide strike over the Teaching Service Commission’s alleged failure to honour a Memorandum of Conciliation, citing payroll and salary concerns.
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