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Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from USP lectures to The Hague

July 30, 2025

By Vahefonua Tupola in Suva The University of the South Pacific (USP) is at the heart of a global legal victory with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivering a historic opinion last week affirming that states have binding legal obligations to protect the environment from human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. The case, hailed as a ... <a title="Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from USP lectures to The Hague" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/30/climate-justice-victory-at-the-icj-the-student-journey-from-usp-lectures-to-the-hague/" aria-label="Read more about Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from USP lectures to The Hague">Read more</a>

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Pacific women talk about ‘precarious situation’ over covid, climate and rights

April 29, 2021

By Josefa Babitu A French Polynesian territorial government cabinet minister says the pandemic and climate justice have provided an opportunity to think about the progress made about action for women’s empowerment in the Pacific. Minister for Family, Solidarity and Equal Opportunities Isabelle Sachet has told the three-day 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women it was ... <a title="Pacific women talk about ‘precarious situation’ over covid, climate and rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/pacific-women-talk-about-precarious-situation-over-covid-climate-and-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific women talk about ‘precarious situation’ over covid, climate and rights">Read more</a>