AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoVanuatu Violence Watch: Vanuatu’s partner-violence rate against women fell from 44% (2009) to 35% (2024), with faster recent progress in the past year—good news, but still under 1% annual improvement, as prevention and response work by the Vanuatu Women’s Centre continues. Pacific Health Funding Pressure: Vanuatu is urging support at the WHO World Health Assembly as global funding cuts and the US withdrawal from WHO threaten programmes including malaria, TB and HIV. Regional HIV & TB Warning Signs: Australia-linked reporting flags rising meth and “warning signs” of HIV and TB spread in Pacific neighbours like Tonga and Solomon Islands, echoing Fiji’s earlier pattern. Medicinal Cannabis & Road Safety: NSW proposes a THC limit exemption for prescribed medicinal cannabis patients, but roadside tongue-swab bans could still apply—raising practical access and safety concerns. Ocean Health & Food Security: Papua New Guinea announced a major Western Manus marine protected area with a total fishing ban, framed as conservation that must still protect local food and livelihoods—part of a Melanesian Ocean Corridor including Vanuatu. EU Food Safety for Pacific Fishing: Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu trained on new EU freezer-vessel rules that could affect most Pacific Island vessels exporting to the EU, with compliance tied to market access.
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