AGP Executive Report
Last update: 14 minutes agoNew Caledonia Government: Milakulo Tukumuli, from the centrist L’Éveil océanien “kingmaker” party, has been elected President of New Caledonia’s collegial government by the 54-seat Congress, following the June 28 provincial vote and a governance pact with the pro-France bloc; Christopher Gygès becomes Vice-President, with the new team expected to push forward a major France-financed recovery plan amid deep political divides. Ocean Policy: A Melanesian Ocean Reserve push is gaining momentum as Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia back a multinational Indigenous marine protection framework, while an opinion piece says governments meeting at the International Seabed Authority in Kingston failed to adopt a long-debated deep-sea mining Mining Code—leaving key environmental and liability safeguards unresolved. Regional Environment: Scientists warn invasive species are already driving forced migration, with Pacific and global examples showing how ecological disruption can become a displacement crisis. Public Health (Regional): A dengue case in Florida is linked to travel-related risk updates that also mention New Caledonia among places seeing higher-than-expected dengue activity. International Context: Vanuatu appoints former PM Joe Natuman as special envoy for maritime boundaries and decolonisation, keeping pressure on its dispute with France that also involves New Caledonia-linked islands.
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