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Vanuatu is a Christian nation where it’s widely believed that sex before marriage is a sin. Contraception and condoms are taboo and although sexual health is promoted in schools and through organizations such as Wan Smol Bag, it is still considered inappropriate to...
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary Vanuatu is comprised of a Y-shaped collection of 80 islands, 65 of these being inhabited. The country spans a distance of 1,100km from the Torres Islands in the far north to the barren Matthew and Hunter...
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary The Republic of Vanuatu (Vanuatu) has endeavoured to incorporate gender and rights into its national and provincial sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programs. This report reviews Vanuatu’s rights-led...
To read the full report click here. Introduction In 2010, The United Nations made an extensive review of the progress towards the MDGs based on the following eight goals that countries agreed to achieve by 2015: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;...
To read the full report click here. Introduction: Why Should Men Care About Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights? What would people’s sexual and reproductive lives look like if people in all their gender and other diversities equally enjoyed knowledge,...
To read the full report click here. Abortion in Vanuatu is governed by the provisions of Section 117 of the Vanuatu Penal Code, Act No. 17 of 7 August 1981. Under Section 117, the performance of abortions is generally illegal. A woman who intentionally procures her...