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By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Secretary General, Georges Chikoti says the Head of State and Government summit this week will present an opportunity for member states to show its leadership capacity within the scope of international organisations. Speaking at a press conference in Luanda, Chikoti said the Summit will discuss critical...

By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola Angola’s capital Luanda will this week will host the 10th Summit of Organisation Head of State and Government of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (OACPS) fom 06 – 10 December. “Three Continents, Three Oceans, a Common Destiny: Building a Resilient and Sustainable OACPS” will be the theme of the meeting, in which Angola will assume the...

Thursday’s release of the question to be voted on at the UN General Assembly as part of the bid for an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change and human rights represents strides forward for climate justice that all nations must now get behind, a group of youth activists and civil society organisations said. A group of...

By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam One of the strong Pacific women leaders in Fisheries says news of her appointment to head the Pacific Tuna Commission (WCPFC) is still sinking in. Rhea Moss-Christian, told Journalists in Da Nang, she was well prepared when she decided to apply for the position, a multilateral organisation she is no stranger to. She was the...

By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam The newly appointed executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission(WCPFC) tasked to take on the cause of protecting the world’s tuna stocks has raised alarm by Japan’s plan to release nuke wastewater in the Pacific Ocean. Japan's plan to release over a million tons of radioactively contaminated cooling water from its...

By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam The outgoing executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) says the threat by Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) that 33 MSC-certified tuna fisheries in the region may lose certification is not on the Commission agenda this week. Feleti Teo made the clarification after MSC said if WCPFC fails to adopt management measures...

By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, in Vietnam Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has adopted a resolution for climate change to be part of its meeting agenda item. This was confirmed to journalists in Da Nang, Vietnam by WCPFC chair, Jungre Riley Kim. “We made some progress report regarding climate change. In Port Moresby, the Commission adopted a resolution on...

By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam Senior executives of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) are adamant the Commission will adopt management measures of a harvest strategy for skipjack tuna before the meeting wraps in Vietnam this week. The long-term sustainability of the world’s most important tuna stocks, those in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) will be...

By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, in Vietnam The chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has praised the appointment of Rhea Moss-Christian as the first Pacific women to lead the Commission. Speaking to journalists WCPFC chair, Korean Jungre Riley Kim said Rhea Moss-Christian has a proven record of her excellent leadership when she was chair of the...

By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) observing at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC 19) meeting this week in Vietnam have raised concerns about the implementation of a new conservation and management measure (CMM) for the safety, security and well-being of fisher crews. They also called for key safeguards and enhancements of the proposed regulation...