AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoVanuatu Culture & Lifestyle: Ocean governance, youth-led: Three young women—Lina Tolis, Chrystal Ida Silas and Jessica Maoh—are helping protect Vanuatu’s seas through the Pacific Early Ocean Career Professionals (ECOP) programme, working inside the Ocean and Maritime Affairs Department while linking science, policy and traditional knowledge with coastal communities. Women’s creativity & markets: The M4C Life-Con Pacific Women’s Market Expo 2026 in Samoa (15–18 July) spotlights women-led businesses and traditional crafts, with UN Women backing safer, more inclusive market access across Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Culture in diplomacy: Vanuatu’s Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs says the “Nakamal” name used in the Vanuatu–Australia agreement should have involved wider national consultation, not just government leaders. Climate voices: Young Pacific people at Vanuatu’s Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment are pushing for children to be placed at the centre of climate decisions, calling for real power and resources to lead solutions in their own way. Local development, faith-based aid: LDS Church humanitarian missionaries report new clean-water systems on Malekula, plus health and education support, after communities asked for help aligning projects with government priorities.
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