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Pacific microstate sells passports to fund climate action
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» SYDNEY - A remote Pacific nation has started selling passports to fund climate action, but is so far struggling to attract new citizens to the low-lying, largely barren island.
Rescuers fly in to join search for Vanuatu quake survivors
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» PORT VILA (VANUATU) - Foreign rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-rocked Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise.
Bodies seen in Vanuatu capital after major quake
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» SYDNEY - A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and other embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies seen in the city.
'Small minority' blocking COP28 progress, says at-risk Vanuatu
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» DUBAI: A small minority of countries at UN climate talks are blocking a growing consensus to phase out fossil fuels, at-risk Vanuatu's climate change minister told AFP on Sunday.
France's Macron denounces 'new imperialism' in Pacific
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» PORT VILA (VANUATU) - French President Emmanuel Macron denounced "new imperialism" in the Pacific during a landmark visit to the region on Thursday, warning of a threat to the sovereignty of smaller states.
Critical negotiations on deep sea mining kick off in Jamaica
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Critical negotiations concerning the future of deep sea mining and mineral extraction kicked off Monday in Jamaica, as conservationists aim to rein in a nascent industry that so far lacks meaningful guardrails.
Fossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» PARIS: The future of fossil fuels -- the leading source of planet-heating emissions -- will face scrutiny at UN climate negotiations Monday with an under-fire Emirati oil chief poised to step into the driver's seat.
UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change.
Vanuatu PM calls for action on climate 'Armageddon'
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» UNITED NATIONS: To address the climate crisis, world leaders "need to react and react very quickly — urgently," Vanuatu's prime minister has warned during an AFP interview in New York.
Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» TOGORU, Fiji: The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident Lavenia McGoon is dreading the day it claims her house.