AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoVanuatu–France Tensions: Vanuatu condemned a “shameful, racist, neo-colonial” rant by pro-France New Caledonian lawmaker Nicolas Metzdorf after he mocked Vanuatu’s sovereignty claims over Matthew and Hunter Islands at the UN, with Vanuatu’s PM office saying the islands are not France’s. Sovereignty & Human Rights: Vanuatu also raised West Papua human rights concerns at the UN, calling for decolonisation of Kanaky New Caledonia and urging France to accept ICJ jurisdiction over Matthew and Hunter. Climate Displacement in the Pacific: ABC reports Nabavatu in Fiji was declared unsafe after cyclones, leaving families living in tents while climate-driven displacement grows across island states. Pacific Women & Craft Markets: Fiji Pacific Women Makete 2026 in Suva connected women artisans from Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, spotlighting entrepreneurship and women’s economic empowerment. Ocean Conservation Funding: Bezos Earth Fund announced $25m for ocean protection across Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu, supporting new marine protected areas and habitat protection. Culture & Community Spaces: In Blenheim, a Pacific-inspired “pae” public artwork—linked to Vanuatu’s nakamal and other regional nakamal-like gathering forms—will seat people for conversation for generations.
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