AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDiplomacy: Nauru signed a communiqué establishing relations with Kazakhstan, completing Astana’s diplomatic ties with all UN member states. Both sides discussed cooperation on trade, sustainable development and digitalisation. Pacific Forum: Civil society groups are urging leaders to suspend engagement with Israel, arguing its new partnership status conflicts with the region’s commitment to international law. Nauru is among the countries cited as supporting Israel. Climate Resilience: Nauru is one of 14 Pacific countries covered by a US$1.06 billion regional programme, including a US$250 million Green Climate Fund grant for resilient infrastructure and essential services. Ocean Governance: NGOs are pressing Pacific fisheries members, including the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, to adopt science-based skipjack tuna limits. Separately, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.’s dispute with the seabed regulator has raised questions about due process and oversight of deep-sea mining. Emergency Preparedness: New US$1.2 million funding will help Nauru and eight other Pacific countries prepare mobile phone emergency alerts.
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