Vanuatu’s Special Envoy for Climate Change criticised major polluters like Australia and the U.S for using failed treaties as excuses for inaction during the ICJ climate hearings
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Opening Oral Submissions by Melanesian Spearhead Group at ICJ
The Legal Counsel for the MSG stated that climate change threatens Melanesia’s survival, unraveling the deep connection between its peoples and their lands, and undermining their hard-won right to self-determination
Oral Submissions by Attorney General of the Republic of Vanuatu at ICJ
Vanuatu AG stood before ICJ to seek justice for his people, whose rights and survival are being jeopardised by the failure of certain States to fulfill their international obligations, causing catastrophic harm through climate change
Opening Oral Submissions of the Republic of Vanuatu at ICJ
The Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment for the Republic of Vanuatu, Ralph Regenvanu presented the opening oral submissions before the International Court of Justice in the Advisory Proceedings on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change on 2 December 2024. It is with a profound sense of urgency and responsibility that […]
No deal on plastics treaty, our work continues
Despite strong progress, INC5 on plastic pollution ended without a deal, with Pacific delegates stressing the urgent need for global action and agreeing to resume talks in 2025 to finalise a treaty addressing the plastic crisis
Filling our cup with the next wave of Pacific negotiators
Pacific Island nations, united in determination and resilience, share their journey and lessons from the grueling yet hopeful path of negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution at INC5
“As a mother, I fear for the future of my children”
The urgent push for a strong global plastics treaty intensifies as Vanuatu’s Rosemary Bue highlights the dire health and environmental impacts of plastic pollution on vulnerable communities, especially women and children
Stand up for ambition- calls for negotiation extension as critical plastics treaty talks enter final hours
Over 120 nations are demanding a binding global treaty to phase out harmful plastics, as negotiations at INC-5 face deep divisions and calls for urgency intensify
Pacific Women Negotiators: Palau holds a seat at the front table at Plastics Treaty negotiations
Gwen Sisior of Palau, a Co-Chair at the Plastic Treaty Negotiations, leads global efforts to address plastic pollution, drawing strength from her Pacific roots and a supportive sisterhood of women negotiators
Four years later, villagers remain in tents
For nearly five years, the resilient villagers of Nabavatu have endured life in deteriorating tents, battling harsh weather, pests, and health challenges, as they await the promised construction of permanent homes