AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoForum Dispute: Pacific Elders Voice has urged the Pacific Islands Forum to review and reverse Israel’s new partner status, saying it conflicts with regional commitments to human rights and self-determination. The group pointed to unresolved status questions in French Polynesia, Kanaky and elsewhere in the Pacific. Decolonisation: A UN committee resolution reaffirming French Polynesia’s right to self-determination won 159 votes, with France among four abstentions. Tavini Huiraatira called the result a strong international message against continued French colonial policy. Regional Tensions: Israel’s partnership has drawn criticism because it voted against UN decolonisation resolutions for Pacific territories days before announcing its Forum status.
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