AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoClimate Diplomacy: Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. told the UN General Assembly that rising seas are swallowing burial grounds and identity—and that small island states can’t be “drowned out” forever. Sea-Level Rights: UN delegates backed a declaration affirming countries don’t automatically lose statehood, sovereignty or UN membership when seas make land uninhabitable, and maritime zones stay stable. Tuvalu Culture & Education: Commonwealth Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh returned to Tuvalu for the first time, running eight days of writing workshops with students and community leaders after weather postponed the national Cultural Festival. Media & Loss Reporting: Pacific editors pledged stronger coverage of climate-related loss and damage, including cultural and social impacts, not just financial ones. Pacific Feminism: The 4th Pacific Feminist Forum opened in Fiji with more than 140 participants pushing “Feminist Futures, Just Pacific,” including women’s rights, disability rights, indigenous rights and LGBTQIA+ inclusion. Digital Sovereignty: Tuvalu PM Feleti Teo joined UNGA-side talks on safer, affordable digital connectivity, stressing protection for sovereignty, data, and Indigenous knowledge.
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