AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMaritime Trade Reform: A Port Vila seminar (18–20 Aug) mapped practical steps for Vanuatu to set up a Maritime Single Window, stressing a lead agency, tight inter-agency coordination, private-sector input, clear legal scope, and capacity—not just software. Regional Security & Unity: Pacific leaders are heading to Palau for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum with a heavy agenda: geopolitics, transnational crime, economic pressure, resilience, and how to keep regionalism working. Prosecution Cooperation: PNG and Vanuatu public prosecutors signed an MOU in Port Vila to boost capacity and professional exchange, including prosecutors and legal teams travelling to support cases under Australia-funded law and justice support. Labour Mobility Scrutiny: A Port Vila workshop of Pacific unions says PALM and RSE welfare systems are extensive on paper but weak in practice, raising concerns about accommodation rules and what happens after serious complaints. Food Security Pressure: Communities in Vanuatu’s main produce areas report heat, drought and cyclones are disrupting planting and harvests, threatening fresh food supply and livelihoods. Geohazard Preparedness: Pacific officials in Honiara endorsed priority actions for stronger seismic and tsunami resilience, including better data sharing and monitoring investment.
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