AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSecurity Partnership: Australia’s treaty with Vanuatu could nearly double the number of Australian Federal Police officers in the country, a parliamentary inquiry heard. Officials said the pact’s restriction on foreign military bases reflects existing Vanuatu law, while its policing role will expand. Financial Oversight: Vanuatu’s Financial Intelligence Unit warned that losses from the YS Sharing Technology scheme could reach VT2.74 billion if recruitment falters, and said its investigation is ongoing. Pacific Diplomacy: Pacific nations, including Vanuatu, say the UN’s new sea-level rise declaration lacks strong protections on maritime boundaries, statehood and climate finance. Vanuatu also renewed its call for a UN human rights chief to visit West Papua.
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