AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPacific health security & disaster readiness: Tuvalu joined Australian Defence Force personnel and local agencies for Exercise Longreach in Funafuti, aimed at strengthening disaster response coordination across the National Disaster Management Office, the Department of Health, police, meteorology and other partners—key for a country hit hard by cyclones and drought. Cleaner waste, healthier seas: SPREP’s SWAP2 project brought together nine Pacific countries (including Tuvalu) to review progress on waste and pollution cuts, with support to improve waste infrastructure and build capacity; since 2020 it has completed 108 beach surveys and audited over 106,000 marine-litter items to guide policy. Tuvalu in the spotlight at the Commonwealth Games: Tuvalu’s Tarona Khanum Badi Pasoni Taafaki reached the women’s 75kg medal bout after a semifinal win, while Pasoni Badi Taafaki (flag bearer) and his family spoke about the strain of travel and the role of sport in Tuvalu’s global presence. Maritime safety & illegal fishing: Tuvalu police boarded a Chinese longliner after suspicious AIS spoofing and found expired fishing authorization, tuna onboard and shark carcasses thrown overboard; the captain and crew were arrested and the vessel escorted to Funafuti.
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