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Pacific Island tribe celebrates Charles's coronation

Tanna Island (Vanuatu) (AFP) - A small South Pacific island boomed with song on Saturday as hundreds gathered for King Charles's coronation, a momentous occasion for villagers who believe his father was a local deity.

AFP

Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia

Anxieties are growing in Canberra that a landmark security agreement between Australia and Vanuatu could stall in the Pacific nation's parliament.

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Folklore and fireworks as Tanna island, and the wider Pacific, gear up to mark the coronation

In one pocket of Vanuatu, Prince Philip is a central part of local folklore, and the coronation of his son is a cause for celebration

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Women are significantly under-represented in Pacific politics. But they're pushing for change

Pacific politics is a boys' club. But why are so few women in the region elected to positions of power? Some say change — while slow — is possible.

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Tuvalu's 'backup plan' to create a digital twin in the metaverse

Tuvalu says the impacts of climate change have forced it to create a digital copy of itself in the metaverse. But in the real world, not everyone's convinced.

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Princess Mary touches down on climate change mission in the Pacific

Princess Mary of Denmark has touched down in the Pacific to highlight the “consequences of climate change" before she returns to Australia for her first

The New Daily

Report highlights climate change danger to children's education in Pacific

There are warnings that millions of children in the Pacific risk losing access to education due to natural disasters and emergencies.

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Ni-Vanuatu workers are putting Pacific values into practice in regional Australia through community service

From helping the elderly with their gardening to moving furniture, Pacific Islander workers are creating a sense of connection and camaraderie far from home in the regional Victorian town of Stawell.

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‘No one was prepared’: Vanuatu feels cost of climate crisis

Twin cyclones hit Pacific island nation already struggling to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Al Jazeera

El Niño could arrive at a dangerous time for the Pacific. Here's how local farmers are preparing

As farmers in PNG recover from a long drought and rush to replant in Vanuatu after twin cyclones last month, a forecast El Niño weather pattern could hamper recovery efforts and threaten food supplies.

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Vanuatu scores a big climate win

It convinced the UN to urge the highest court to rule on whether polluting nations must address climate change

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Waterborne diseases surge among Vanuatu children after cyclones

Hospitals were already dealing with a rise in acute gastroenteritis when Judy and Kevin hit and cut water supplies.

Al Jazeera

The UN is asking the International Court of Justice for its opinion on states' climate obligations. What does this mean?

The United Nations has just backed a landmark resolution on climate justice.

The Conversation

Air Vanuatu passengers stranded after airline’s only 737 plane breaks down

The flight, which was due to take off from Brisbane, was cancelled due to a mechanical issue

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U.S. to open Vanuatu embassy in latest move to counter China in Pacific

The United States plans to open an embassy in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the State Department said on Friday, in Washington's latest move to boost its diplomatic presence in the Pacific to counter China's growing influence.

Radio France Internationale

United Nations adopts landmark resolution for global climate justice

Members of the United Nations General Assembly have adopted a historic resolution that advances the climate justice cause by calling for the UN’s top court to lay out states’ obligations to fight climate change and reduce global warming.

Reuters

UN votes to ask world court to rule on national climate obligations

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution asking the world's top court to define the obligations of states to combat climate change, a legal opinion that could drive countries to take stronger measures and clarify international law.

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UN backs landmark Pacific-led resolution clearing way for International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate obligations

A landmark resolution by Vanuatu law students and its government to get climate change to the world's highest court has been adopted by the United Nations, in a bid to clarify if states are responsible for preventing climate harm.

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Al Jazeera

UN votes to ask world court to rule on countries’ climate duties

Call for International Court of Justice to offer legal opinion on climate crisis follows campaign led by island Vanuatu.

The Guardian - US

United Nations adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

Resolution hailed as ‘win for climate justice of epic proportions’ should make it easier to hold countries legally accountable for environmental failures

AFP

UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN General Assembly took a major step towards urgent global climate action Wednesday as members adopted a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline nations' legal obligations related to curbing warming.

The Independent UK

'Urgent action to save the planet' - countries' call at UN

United Nations states, led by the small island of Vanuatu that has already weathered the damaging effects of climate change, have agreed to adopt a historic resolution Wednesday to request an opinion from the U.N.‘s highest court on how to strengthen countries’ legal obligations to curb warming and protect communities…

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Leaders must 'urgently' act to avoid climate 'Armageddon': Vanuatu PM

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - To address the climate crisis, world leaders "need to react and react very quickly -- urgently," warned Vanuatu's prime minister during an AFP interview in New York.

Al Jazeera

UN agrees on role for Int’l Court of Justice in climate change

Pacific island state Vanuatu – one of the world’s most vulnerable to climate change – has led the UN initiative.

The Guardian - AU

‘We are very vulnerable’: cyclone-hit Vanuatu pins climate hopes on UN vote

Pacific nation is sponsoring resolution that will ask ICJ to rule on consequences for climate inaction

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