Blinken meets with Blue Pacific partners in NY

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken led a meeting in New York with Blue Pacific Partners. The group formed in June, consists of five countries: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Blinken went on to say that one of the group's goals is to support Pacific countries that are "often most vulnerable to rising sea levels and extreme storms as they adapt to the impacts of climate change.