AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoOcean Protection Push: President Moetai Brotherson announced French Polynesia will expand fully protected waters to about 30% of its EEZ, adding roughly 520,000 sq km and limiting industrial fishing and seabed mining—while keeping artisanal fishing access for local communities. UN Decolonisation Watch: The UN Special Committee on Decolonisation renewed calls for action on New Caledonia and French Polynesia (along with Guam and Tokelau), approving draft resolutions on information-sharing, reporting and visiting missions, as petitioners pressed for clearer self-determination steps ahead of June 28 elections in New Caledonia. Regional Disaster Readiness: French-led Exercise MARARA 26 in Tahiti, Hao and Makemo is training Pacific partners for coordinated humanitarian response, with the Pacific Response Group (PRG) using the drills to strengthen logistics, medical support and interoperability across 12 partner nations. Pacific Security & Maritime Enforcement: The U.S. Coast Guard launched Operation Blue Pacific to deter illegal fishing, drugs and people smuggling across Oceania, including patrols involving French Polynesia, while stressing cooperation with regional partners. Global Peace Appeal: Pacific Islands Forum leaders issued a renewed call for peace grounded in the “Ocean of Peace” declaration, urging world leaders to uphold the UN Charter amid rising global tensions.
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