AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTuvalu leadership milestone: Temukisa Auina Penehuro Hauma was sworn in as Tuvalu’s first woman Governor-General on the eve of the 48th Independence anniversary, with Prime Minister Feleti Teo calling it a historic moment and Hauma pledging to empower women. Pre-COP diplomacy: Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal is set to travel to Fiji for the Pre-COP Leaders’ event (Oct 5-6), delivering remarks at the Leaders’ Plenary and holding meetings with regional leaders before returning home. Sea-level action at the UN: PM Feleti Teo told the UN General Assembly that Tuvalu is reclaiming land above flood levels (15.3 hectares delivered, 10 more underway) and welcomed a UN political declaration that protects statehood continuity and maritime rights. Climate justice push: Pacific civil society groups issued the “Funafuti Call for Climate Justice,” urging an end to new coal, oil and gas expansion and stronger loss-and-damage action ahead of Pre-COP31. Health and climate link: WHO’s Pacific director said climate change must be treated as a health emergency, calling for climate and health financing to move together. Media and storytelling: Screen Australia backed documentaries including “Saving Tuvalu,” while Pacific media teams prepare to broadcast climate stories across the region during Pre-COP31.
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