Vanuatu | Euronews RSS http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:21:22 +0100 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:21:22 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png Vanuatu | Euronews RSS http://www.euronews.com Tiny island’s climate reparations proposal labelled 'major threat' to US industry http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/16/tiny-islands-climate-reparations-proposal-labelled-major-threat-to-us-industry http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/16/tiny-islands-climate-reparations-proposal-labelled-major-threat-to-us-industry Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:20:08 +0100 Vanuatu wants a vote on its UN climate reparations plan in March, but the Trump administration is urging nations to oppose it. UN's top court says healthy environment is a human right in historic climate ruling http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/23/uns-top-court-delivers-historic-decision-on-countries-climate-obligations http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/23/uns-top-court-delivers-historic-decision-on-countries-climate-obligations Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:44:56 +0200 Experts say the non-binding advisory opinion could mark a turning point in international climate law. This Pacific nation was hit by a massive earthquake. Is climate change increasing seismic activity? http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/20/this-pacific-nation-was-hit-by-a-massive-earthquake-is-climate-change-increasing-seismic-a http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/20/this-pacific-nation-was-hit-by-a-massive-earthquake-is-climate-change-increasing-seismic-a Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:01:04 +0100 A recent study joins a growing body of evidence that climate influences seismic activity. 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Vanuatu in Pacific http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/17/73-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-vanuatu-in-pacific http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/17/73-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-vanuatu-in-pacific Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:27:53 +0100 It was not immediately clear how much damage was caused as phone lines and government websites remained down, but reports of widespread destruction began to emerge on social media hours after the quake. ‘We will not go quietly into the sea’: Hearings for world’s biggest climate case conclude at the ICJ http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/13/we-will-not-go-quietly-into-the-sea-hearings-for-worlds-biggest-climate-case-conclude-at-t http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/13/we-will-not-go-quietly-into-the-sea-hearings-for-worlds-biggest-climate-case-conclude-at-t Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:42:09 +0100 Vanuatu and other vulnerable states gave impassioned evidence - aided by a few European allies. Now they wait for the World Court's opinion. Big polluters accused of hiding behind climate treaties at landmark ICJ hearings http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/05/big-polluters-accused-of-hiding-behind-climate-treaties-at-landmark-icj-hearings http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/05/big-polluters-accused-of-hiding-behind-climate-treaties-at-landmark-icj-hearings Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:31:46 +0100 Vulnerable nations say historic polluters should be held legally responsible. Countries in the Global North believe existing climate change treaties are good enough. The world’s ‘biggest’ legal case has just begun - and it is all about climate change http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/02/the-worlds-biggest-legal-case-has-just-begun-and-it-is-all-about-climate-change http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/02/the-worlds-biggest-legal-case-has-just-begun-and-it-is-all-about-climate-change Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:31:12 +0100 The International Court of Justice is due to hear from 98 states and 12 international organisations - including many first-time participants in these kinds of proceedings. UN to open landmark climate change court case in The Hague http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/01/un-to-open-landmark-climate-change-court-case-in-the-hague http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/01/un-to-open-landmark-climate-change-court-case-in-the-hague Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:48:04 +0100 The United Nations' top court will open hearings on Monday into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change. What brings together Ukraine and Vanuatu? Sadly, it's ecocide http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/26/what-brings-together-ukraine-and-vanuatu-sadly-its-ecocide http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/26/what-brings-together-ukraine-and-vanuatu-sadly-its-ecocide Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:41:55 +0100 While our countries face vastly different challenges, we are united not only with each other but also with all others in the need to find a lasting, global solution, Maksym Popov and Ambassador Odo Tevi write. Sea-level rise could sink small islands like Tuvalu. Can they use ocean law to save themselves? http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/11/sea-level-rise-could-sink-small-islands-like-tuvalu-can-they-use-ocean-law-to-save-themsel http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/11/sea-level-rise-could-sink-small-islands-like-tuvalu-can-they-use-ocean-law-to-save-themsel Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:49:08 +0200 ‘We cannot remain silent’: Small island states are using the law of the sea to demand climate action in a world-first case. French President Macron travels to Vanuatu for historic visit and warns against ‘new imperialism’ http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/27/french-president-macron-travels-to-vanuatu-for-historic-visit-and-warns-against-new-imperi http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/27/french-president-macron-travels-to-vanuatu-for-historic-visit-and-warns-against-new-imperi Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:36:02 +0200 French President Emmanuel Macron denounced a ‘new imperialism’ in the Pacific and reflected on his country's colonial past while visiting the small island nation Vanuatu. Polynesia earthquake and tsunami alert sends New Caledonia residents scrambling to higher ground http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/19/polynesia-earthquake-and-tsunami-alert-sends-new-caledonia-residents-scrambling-to-higher- http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/19/polynesia-earthquake-and-tsunami-alert-sends-new-caledonia-residents-scrambling-to-higher- Fri, 19 May 2023 13:59:14 +0200 A 7.7 magnitude earthquake some 300km off the coast of New Caledonia triggered a tsunami warning as local residents ran for safety.