Damage from extreme weather is disproportionately borne by Small Island Developing States.

COP28 has finally delivered a breakthrough commitment for a new Loss and Damage Fund to support the countries most impacted by climate change. But billions are needed if the fund is to serve its purpose and make a real difference.

Even as we try to tackle issues like climate change and debt, we must also build resilience to cope with unforeseen disasters. 

From Commonwealth heads of government to the World Trade Organization, women leaders are driving real progress despite formidable challenges. But they remain exceptions rather than the norm.

We simply cannot stand by and watch vulnerable countries either being engulfed by rising seas or choked by crushing debt.

On March 29, Vanuatu, along with more than 115 other co-sponsoring countries, will table a proposed resolution at the United Nations General Assembly requesting an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice.

Despite its vast environmental, economic and social significance, the ocean continues to be largely taken for granted.

Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Commonwealth countries in Africa have been hit hard with severe weather catastrophes such as historical flooding, the clear and present dangers of climate change.

The global economy loses $1.5 trillion every year due to the consequences of violence against women, ranging from money spent in hospitals or on law enforcement through to the income lost when victims miss work.

Inhabitants of low-lying atolls and archipelagos in the Pacific have to worry about losing their security and livelihoods — and even the very existence of the places they call home.