Samoa PM calls for more UN partners to endorse Vanuatu initiative

Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has called on support from global partners to the Pacific to support the Forum Leaders endorsement of the Vanuatu initiative seeking an advisory opinion on the rights of present and future generations againt the …

ICJ decision 'landmark milestone for climate', says Vanuatu minister

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Vanuatu calls upcoming ICJ ruling a 'game-changer' for climate justice

The Hague, Netherlands – The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver its first-ever legal opinion on climate change. On the eve of the pivotal ruling in The Hague, the country…

World court to deliver landmark ruling on climate action, started by students in Vanuatu

Vanuatu launches Loss and Damage policy

TONGA’S Lulutai Airlines has been grounded after serious safety concerns. The Tongan Civil Aviation Division (CAD) confirmed to local media that flights had been suspended in response to aviation-related issues involving the government-sponsored airline’s …

World AFP Vanuatu: ICJ ruling a 'game-changer' for climate justice

The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver its first-ever legal opinion on climate change. On the eve of the pivotal ruling in The Hague, AFP spoke to the country's …

World court set to hear Vanuatu’s case on climate crisis obligations

When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu’s Havannah Harbour 10 years ago, the coral rose like a sunken forest – tall stands of staghorns branched into yellow antlers, plate corals layered like canopies, and clouds of …

LGBTQI+ network slams Vanuatu’s proposed gender law

[Photo Credit: UNDP Pacific/Maurizio Cacucci] The Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network has condemned Vanuatu’s move to change its Constitution to legally recognise only two sexes, male and female, at birth. The group has labelled the proposed …

Vanuatu’s cimate fight reaches world court as reefs die and graves sink

What remains of the "Tree of Life" on Sunday, July 20, 2025, is visible off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu, after being toppled by cyclones in 2023 and further damaged by an earthquake in 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) Once vibrant …

From dying reefs to flooded graves, Vanuatu is leading a global climate case

PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AP) — When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu’s Havannah Harbor a decade ago, the coral rose like a sunken forest — tall stands of staghorns branched into yellow antlers, plate corals layered like …