AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMaritime Security Upgrade: Vanuatu is getting IMO-backed help to strengthen maritime security, with a needs-assessment mission reviewing how the country implements SOLAS XI-2 and the ISPS Code at Port Vila and Luganville. Independence Diplomacy: Papua New Guinea PM James Marape joined Vanuatu’s 46th Independence Anniversary in Port Vila, with PNG’s support during the 1980 independence struggle formally recognised, alongside EU and other partner engagement around development cooperation. Foreign Affairs Appointments: Vanuatu’s FM Marc Ati has appointed former PM Joe Natuman as Special Envoy for Maritime Boundaries and Decolonisation, as Port Vila continues pushing unresolved maritime disputes including the Matthew and Hunter islands with France. Regional Media Pressure: A new report warns Pacific news outlets are seeing sharp drops in Facebook reach, raising concerns about how platform changes can disrupt public-interest information—especially where Facebook is a key channel for official updates. International Context: Nauru (now Republic of Naoero) has severed ties and withdrawn recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, joining Vanuatu and Tuvalu after earlier reversals.
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