The Latest Breaking News from Ralph Regenvanu

Vanuatu is using this week's UN Ocean Conference in Nice to demand climate justice ahead of a landmark legal opinion from the world's top court – with climate minister Ralph Regenvanu telling RFI that faster action to hold big polluters accountable is "a matter of survival" for his people.

Climate minister says greenlighting North West Shelf project until 2070 is not the leadership Pacific countries expect as Australia seeks to host climate summit

Vanuatu, Tonga and Fiji are the first three Pacific island states on the foreign minister's itinerary as Australia continues to build influence in the region.

Vanuatu is set for its fifth prime minister in just over two years, as voting gets underway in the Pacific nation's snap election on Thursday.

The fun and colour of Vanuatu's campaign trail is over, leaving this week's vote and then coalition negotiations to form the next government in Port Vila.

The World Court’s 15 judges will consider arguments made by over 100 countries in a case led by Vanuatu, island nations.

Vanuatu's former prime minister Ishmael Kalsakau believes the Supreme Court will stop a snap election and force MPs back to parliament.

Australia's Pacific neighbour Vanuatu has taken the rare step of publicly criticising Canberra for its climate submission at the International Court of Justice.

Vanuatu envoy makes claim as hearing gets under way at international court of justice in The Hague

The future of the planet is at stake during hearings at the top United Nations court, a representative for Vanuatu said Monday, opening a historic case that aims to set a legal framework on how countries should tackle climate change.

Vanuatu's climate envoy Ralph Regenvanu has opened the historic case for a broader legal basis for action on climate change.