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Academia 1 year ago

Earthquake aftershocks expose high cost of Vanuatu’s democracy

Vanuatu’s self-sabotaging political class has left the country struggling to deal with social and economic shocks of recent natural disasters.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Major quake crushes buildings in Vanuatu

The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Climate-hit Pacific Islands plot landmark UN court case

In 2020, Vanuatu emitted 121,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared to neighboring Australia's 379 million tonnes, according to data from the World Bank.

Europe 1 year ago

Top UN court to hold climate justice hearings in December

In March 2023, the UN asked the ICJ to clarify "legal consequences" for states that "have caused significant harm to the climate system and other parts of the environment".

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Biden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islands

The summit of leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum will take place Monday and Tuesday, one year after the first meeting, which was also in Washington.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Solomon Islands, Vanuatu consider forming militaries

Security partnerships in the region, where currently only five out of 18 members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) bloc have a military, have come into focus after China signed a security pact with Solomon Islands last year.

Society 2 years ago

PREMIUM
Indonesia, Vanuatu pledge closer ties

Indonesia and Vanuatu appear to have buried the hatchet regarding rights issues in Papua, at least for now, as their foreign ministers spoke on Friday about a meeting of minds toward closer ties to allay geopolitical tensions in the Pacific Islands.

Americas 2 years ago

UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

Cheers rang out as the measure -- hailed as a victory for the climate justice movement which hopes it will increase pressure on polluting countries failing to address the global warming emergency -- was greenlighted by consensus.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

7.0-magnitude quake strikes Pacific nation of Vanuatu

The shallow quake hit around 11:30 pm local time (1230 GMT) around 27 kilometres (17 miles) deep, said the USGS, which placed it about 25 kilometres from the village of Port-Olry.