AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPacific-led regionalism & security: Australia and New Zealand reaffirmed support for Pacific-led governance, backing the Pacific Islands Forum as the “apex” of regional architecture ahead of the 55th Leaders’ Meeting in Palau later this year. Ocean governance push: Former Forum SG Dame Meg Taylor urged Pacific states to protect Pacific priorities in ocean decision-making, warning foreign funding and militarisation could dilute regional control. Tsunami alert across the Pacific: After a powerful Mindanao earthquake (7.8), regional agencies issued tsunami advisories and coastal monitoring alerts covering Vanuatu, Fiji, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, PNG and others, with officials telling people to stay out of the water and follow local instructions. Climate finance credibility hit: Tuvalu PM Feleti Teo said he was disappointed after AFP reported the Tuvalu Trust Fund invested in oil and coal-linked holdings, now under review. Vanuatu-linked climate justice: A UN General Assembly resolution on states’ climate obligations followed an ICJ advisory opinion; Vanuatu’s government brought the ICJ case, backed by Pacific youth climate legal action. EU seafood compliance: EU food-safety rules training in Suva targets Pacific freezer-vessel compliance, with the regulation expected to affect most EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged vessels exporting to the EU.
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