AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoClimate Diplomacy: Pacific foreign ministers backed a stronger regional climate push ahead of COP31, endorsing the COP31 Pacific Partnership and calling for more climate finance, faster renewables and louder Pacific leadership at Pre-COP31 meetings; Regional Environment: SPREP DG Sefanaia Nawadra warned Pacific communities face a “fight for our lives” from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution despite contributing just 0.01% of global emissions, as the SPREP Executive Board sets priorities in Samoa; Connectivity & Government Services: The Manatua submarine cable fault (about 144 km offshore from Samoa) is degrading internet services across parts of the Pacific, with Niue and the Cook Islands hit hardest while partners secure a specialist repair vessel; Indigenous Rights: The Baku Initiative Group reaffirmed support for Indigenous rights and self-determination, explicitly naming Māʻohi of French Polynesia and Kanak people of Kanaky; Local Resilience & Security: A week of Pacific leadership and defense coverage includes nuclear-test accountability in French Polynesia and ongoing regional security cooperation and election-related developments across the Pacific.
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