AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCommonwealth Games Glasgow 2026: The Games are officially under way at The Hydro, with Pacific teams including Vanuatu among the 74 nations competing across 10 sports and six Para sports, after King Charles III opened the event in a pared-back but high-energy ceremony featuring Doctor Who’s Tardis. Climate justice one year on: A year after the ICJ’s landmark climate advisory ruling, Pacific children are still waiting for real change, with Save the Children New Zealand saying the legal duty is clear but daily impacts on education and wellbeing continue. MSG leadership row: Vanuatu civil society backs Dr Anna Naupa’s merit-based appointment as MSG DG, while the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs has apologised for misleading claims and the government has condemned chiefs’ demands to revoke the appointment as discriminatory. Government reshuffle: Vanuatu’s Trade Minister Samson Samsen has stepped down over public concern about Value Addition Funds, with Iavro Robson appointed to tighten accounting and refund any misused money. Regional security: Australia has not ruled out more joint patrols in the South China Sea after a “destabilising” missile test, as Pacific allies watch the fallout.
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