Regional Archive May 2023
Cook Islands Youth Anti-Corruption Movement Embraced
Relevant Youth authorities, organized anti-corruption consultations and policy dialogue between the anti-corruption institutions, youth and civil society stakeholders in the Cook Islands.
Vanuatu Politician Replaced
Mr. Sato Kilman has been removed as Vanuatu’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Lands by the Nation's Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau.
Call For Treaty To End Plastic Pollution
Pacific countries continue to call on world leaders to deliver a high-ambition treaty to end plastic pollution, as the clock ticks closer to the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC2) in Paris France.
US, Papua New Guinea Sign Defence Agreement
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed a defence cooperation agreement with Papua New Guinea on Monday, which he said would expand the Pacific Island nation's capabilities and make it easier for the U.S. military to train with its forces.
U.S President Biden and India's Modi to Meet Pacific Island Leaders
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, will join Pacific Islands leaders next month for a "historic" future-oriented meeting, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Sunday.