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Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, has welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) historic advisory opinion on climate change, calling it a...
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The historic climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today is a landmark win for child campaigners, acknowledging the adverse impacts...
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The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
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Pacific Fisheries Ministers focus on Ocean future in Niue
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ICJ rules Climate inaction breaches International law, affirms States’ legal duties to act
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a historic advisory opinion that could reshape the global legal landscape for climate action, declaring that...
New climate plans must supercharge energy transition, says UN’s Guterres
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‘If we can’t get help from NZ, we will go somewhere else’: Cook Islands PM
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown defended the nation's new strategic partnership with China, citing the need for diverse international partners to fund a...
Pacific Youth Voices Await the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion
The Pacific Ocean stretches endlessly beneath tropical skies, yet for the members of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), the horizon carries more...
“Peace must begin at home” as Pacific crafts Ocean of Peace declaration: Tuvalu PM Teo
Tuvalu Prime Minister, Feleti Teo says peace in the Pacific cannot be achieved while women live in fear and children experience abuse, urging leaders...
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Malvatumauri demands revocation of Dr Naupa’s MSG DG appointment by 30 July
The Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs has issued an ultimatum to Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat, demanding the immediate revocation of Dr Anna Naupa's...
Vanuatu Government demands apology over criticism of MSG DG appointment
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