AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoClimate & Oceans Funding: Niue has secured a US$9m package to boost climate resilience, protect its ocean space and upgrade community infrastructure through the Niue IECI project, with UNDP and Conservation International backing long-term conservation funding via the Niue and Ocean Wide (NOW) Trust. US-Pacific Priorities: New US Ambassador to New Zealand Jared Novelly says he’ll travel to Niue, the Cook Islands and Samoa soon, putting critical seabed minerals high on the agenda and warning Pacific states about risks from China’s growing influence. Plastics Treaty Push: Pacific leaders are helping drive the global plastics negotiations, with Fiji co-facilitating implementation discussions on finance, capacity building and technology transfer ahead of the next Nairobi talks. Sports & Community: Strongman Samoa is building pathways for young athletes, with competitors including Niue taking part in the Pacific Strongest event in Samoa and facing new Pasifika-style challenges on sand. Health Tech in the Region: Vanuatu’s HeartCare app is rolling out community heart screenings using trained health workers to flag cardiovascular risk earlier. Niue in the Spotlight: A Niue lawn bowler, Lynsey Talagi, disputes reasons given for her Commonwealth Games axing, saying she has medical clearance and has been training in Wellington. Regional Tourism Skills: The Pacific Tourism Organisation workshop in Nadi trained Niue and other officers to use better data for tourism planning, using tools like SPSS and NVivo.
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