AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHealth & Social Policy in New Caledonia: The government has approved a draft plan to create the CAFAT fund, which would pool revenues and give Congress more control over social security and disability budget allocations—shifting from separate validation of sums for different bodies to a single managed pot, with annual resource decisions for the five social security branches plus disability. Elections & Care Services: Voters head to the polls on June 28 for provincial assemblies and the national Congress, with many pointing to the economy after the 2024 conflict and warning that health (along with transport and other public services) could face further cutbacks. Nuclear Legacy & Community Health: Pacific leaders and advocates say decolonisation is still unfinished decades after nuclear testing, citing ongoing environmental contamination and unresolved questions about self-determination and who benefits—voices included from French Polynesia, West Papua, Banaba, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. Regional Security Tensions: A separate debate is resurfacing around New Zealand joining RIMPAC 2026, with critics saying it clashes with stated nuclear disarmament and human-rights commitments.
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