Press Room: Vanuatu Climate Justice Program

NEW: Republic of Vanuatu Statement on UN Ocean Conference

• June 9, 2025: (ENGLISH) Republic of Vanuatu Statement on UN Ocean Conference

• June 9, 2025: (FRANÇAIS) Déclaration de la République de Vanuatu à la Conférence des Nations Unies sur les Océans

May 14 Press Briefing

8am New York // 1 pm London// 2 pm The Hague // 3 pm Nairobi // 10pm Sydney // 11pm Port Vila, Vanuatu  

Recording [Speaker View/Gallery View]

Audio [Link]

Transcript [Link]

Media advisory [Link]

Speakers:

• Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology & Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management for the Republic of Vanuatu

• Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh, international lawyer and ICJ legal counsel for Vanuatu

• Vishal Prasad, Campaign Director, Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change 

Vanuatu Media Statement on the Conclusion of the Hearings:

• December 13, 2024: Vanuatu media statement on end of landmark ICJ climate case hearings

December 13 Press Briefing -

Date: Friday, 13 December | 12:45 pm CET | Front Steps of Peace Palace, The Hague
(6:45 am New York // 11:45 am London // 10:45pm Sydney)

Briefings Resources

• Media Advisory: [Link]

• (NEW) Briefing Recording: [Link]

• (NEW )Briefing Transcript: [Link]

Statements & Speeches

December 2024

• December 13, 2024: Vanuatu Climate Justice Program Media statement on end of landmark ICJ climate case hearings

• December 10, 2024: Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) statement on midpoint of ICJ climate hearings

• December 4, 2024: Vanuatu Statement on the Remarks of Australia and United States at Landmark ICJ Climate Case

• December 3, 2024: Speech on "ecocide" by Ralph Regenvanu at International Criminal Court's Assembly of State Parties 2024

• December 1, 2024: Keynote Speech by Special Envoy Ralph Regenvanu -- PISFCC & WYCJ Climate Justice Gathering Opening Ceremony

November 2024

• November 24, 2024: Vanuatu Statement on UN Climate Change Agreement: “It’s not enough. It was never going to be enough.”

• November 7, 2024: On the Eve of COP29, Vanuatu-Driven ICJ Climate Change Case Looms While Emissions Continue to Rise and Fury of Climate ChangeGrows

October 2024

• October 17, 2024: Pacific Island States United in Historic Participation in Upcoming ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion Proceedings 

• October 16, 2024: Vanuatu’s Landmark Climate Change Case Advances with 100 Oral Statements Now Scheduled at the International Court of Justice Hearings 

December 2 Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Presentation to ICJ

• Recording [Link]

• Text of Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group Oral Statements to ICJ [Link]

  • Verbatim Record of Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group oral presentation to the ICJ (actual remarks begin on page 96 of the PDF) [Link]

December 2 Press Briefing Resources

• Briefing Recording [Link]

• Briefing Transcript [Link]

• Media Advisory [Link] 

November 7 Press Briefing: Recording & Resources

• Briefing Recording [Link]

• Briefing Transcript [Link]

• Media Advisory [Link] 

Additional resources 

• Photos of Vanuatu - Credit: Greenpeace & Ben Bohane

• Video: Interview with Vanuatu Special Envoy for Climate Change Ralph Regenvanu about the forthcoming ICJ hearings

• Video: General broll of Vanuatu, specifically of cyclone-affected infrastructure (school buildings) on Nguna