AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoWest Papua at UN: Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale took the long-running West Papua human rights issue to the UN General Assembly, renewing calls for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to be allowed into the region for independent verification. Climate finance push: Wale also urged the world to scale up adaptation and resilience funding, saying the resources exist but political will is missing, while Pacific media leaders adopted a Savusavu declaration demanding better access to loss-and-damage information. Forestry crime crackdown: In Cairns, the Asia Pacific Forestry Crime Network met to target illegal logging and related financial crimes, with PNG’s Gary Juffa warning that outdated colonial resource laws risk handing local resources to foreign “criminal cartels.” Agribusiness boost: SIART says coconut production is set to rise across Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira/Ulawa after rehabilitation of 771 hectares and support to 14 ABPOs. Skills for jobs: Australia-backed training will equip 10 hearing-impaired Solomon Islanders with mobile phone repair skills in Honiara. Safety and compliance: SIMS issued strong wind warnings for several provinces, while Makira Ulawa began rolling out transport compliance stickers to improve licensing and vehicle safety.
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