AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoVanuatu in Aotearoa: Vanuatu Independence Day is adding extra meaning to Bislama Language Week, with Ni-Vanuatu communities across New Zealand using schools and community groups to celebrate the creole that links more than 110 Indigenous language groups. Ocean protection push: Vanuatu is part of the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves (MOCOR), a transboundary marine protected area plan now joined by Solomon Islands, though researchers warn it can’t become “paper parks” without real enforcement and community input. Customary ties meet diplomacy: Talks over the Vanuatu–New Caledonia maritime boundary are stalled as France clings to sovereignty over two uninhabited islands, despite chiefs’ councils citing legend, oral tradition and cultural pathways. Climate justice milestone: A year after the ICJ climate ruling, Vanuatu-backed student action and Pacific civil society say children still feel the crisis daily, with calls for governments to turn legal clarity into real protection. MSG leadership and gender: Vanuatu civil society backs Dr Anna Naupa’s merit-based MSG appointment, after the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs apologised for a misleading statement and the government condemned the gender-based attack. Energy for remote islands: Youth-led solar training in Fiji is drawing participants from Vanuatu and Tuvalu, aiming to build energy independence where power—not internet—blocks community services.
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