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The Economics of Acting Early: Evidence of Climate and Disaster Actions in the Pacific
Responding to the demand, the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership commissioned the Economics of Acting Early research to generate evidence on the value of early actions in reducing the impact of climate change and disaster events in the Pacific. It is intended to...
Regional Child Protection Situational Analysis – Pacific (Vanuatu)
Save the Children’s Regional Situational Analysis of child protection in the Pacific was carried out in 2023 in five countries: Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Fiji. The aim of the research was to better understand the nature and prevalence of...
Women Can Lead the Pacific’s Power Transition
This transformation is supported by the World Bank through the Pacific Women in Power Program (PWIP), which is being implemented in collaboration with the Pacific Power Association and the Pacific Community. Officially launched in May 2023 at the 5th Pacific Regional...
Citizens Budget Guide 2024
Our aim with this guide is to provide the residents of Vanuatu with easily accessible and comprehensible insights into the nation’s financial landscape. We are dedicated to assisting the people of Vanuatu to gain a comprehensive understanding of how the budget setting...
Menstrual Cup Survey Analysis – 2024
While access to reliable menstrual hygiene products is important for the well-being of women and girls, it is still a critical issue in Vanuatu. The Ambassade de France supported a survey to investigate the effectiveness of menstrual cups as a sustainable alternative...
Vanuatu Pre-Forum for the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women Outcome Statement
This Outcome Statement was developed on 16th July 2024 with 52 participants from 24 ni-Vanuatu civil society organisations. Its purpose is to supplement the review of the Beijing Platform For Action report (led by the Ministry of Justice through the Department of...
Understanding Popular Political Attitudes in Vanuatu
The Pacific Attitudes Survey: Vanuatu gauges the views of ordinary ni-Vanuatu across a range of themes, including how ordinary citizens engage with and trust their political institutions; their broader understandings of democracy and tradition; and attitudes to key...
Leadership Matters: Benchmarking Women in Business Leadership in the Pacific
Leadership Matters: Benchmarking Women in Business Leadership in the Pacific offers an in-depth analysis of the progress and challenges in elevating women to leadership roles within business across the 14 Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development...
15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women – Outcomes Document
PREAMBLE 1. The 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women (‘the Conference’), convened by the Pacific Community (SPC) and hosted and chaired by the Republic of the Marshall Islands, was held from 22 to 24 July 2024. The Conference was conducted in-person and online,...
Vanuatu Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Snapshot of Key Findings
The Global MICS Programme was developed by UNICEF in the 1990s as an international multi-purpose household survey programme to support countries in collecting internationally comparable data on a wide range of indicators on the situation of children and women. MICS...
Beijing+30 Vanuatu National Review Report
The review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in Vanuatu covered the period from 1 June, 2019 – 31 May, 2024. The review addressed progress and challenges towards implementing the 12 critical areas of concern, alongside good...
Pacific Attitudes Survey: Vanuatu
The Pacific Attitudes Survey: Vanuatu (PAS: Vanuatu) is the second large-scale popular political attitudes survey conducted in the Pacific region, following the first survey in Samoa conducted in late 2020 and early 2021 (Leach et al. 2022). Comprising 191 questions...
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review – Vanuatu 2019
1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-second session from 21 January to 1 February 2019. The review of Vanuatu was held at the 7th meeting, on 24 January 2019. The...
Summary of Stakeholders’ Submissions on Vanuatu Universal Periodic Review 2024
The present report was prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21, taking into consideration the periodicity of the universal periodic review and the outcome of the previous review. It is a summary of 15 stakeholders’ submissions for the...
Information Prepared by the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights – Vanuatu Universal Periodic Review 2024
The present report was prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21, taking into consideration the outcome of the previous review. It is a compilation of information contained in relevant United Nations documents, presented in a summarized...
Vanuatu Universal Periodic Review National Report 2024
1. The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu is pleased to present its Fourth National Report to the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR WG) of the Human Rights Council at its 46th Session on 29th April–10 May 2024. 2. The Vanuatu delegation presenting...
Strong Mama Nutrition Booklet
This booklet was developed with the mamas who were part of the third cycle of the Strong Mama Program in 2023. Among other things, the participants learned about nutrition and how to cook healthy meals using local ingredients as a form of self care. Eating nutritious...
Sikmun Storian booklet
Sikmun Storian is a collection of stories that shares the experiences of Ni-Vanuatu women of all ages in both rural and urban settings to share their menstruation journeys with the goal of normalising discussions around menstruation, and empowering women and girls to...
Bridging the Humanitarian and Development Nexus in Justice Sector Reform in Vanuatu: Mapping of Good Global Practice Report
In April 2023, the Ministry of Justice and Community Services (MJCS) convened a Senior Leadership Group (SLG) meeting to reflect on this very issue. Agency heads collectively agreed that improved coordination of service delivery during crisis was necessary. An...
Gender Equity, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Framework 2023-2025
The APTC Gender Equity, Disability and Social Inclusion Strategic Framework (2023- 2025) sets out APTC’s strategy and approach to promote equitable training and employment access and outcomes for women, persons with disabilities (PWD) and individuals from rural and...
MALFFB Gender Equality Action Plan 2023-2026
Primary production in Vanuatu is also a family business, one in which all members of the family contribute in different ways. Women and men work together in farming crops and livestock, fishing and forestry; although at times their activities are different. Women will...
Vanuatu Survivor-Victim’s Charter
Working with the Office of the Public Prosecutor, the Survivor-Victims Charter is the first-of-its-kind in Vanuatu, a landmark publication that provides survivor-victims of gender-based violence with a thorough guideline on how to access the criminal justice system...
Feeling Safe: Children’s Exposure to Violence in Vanuatu – Study Summary Report
Save the Children Vanuatu is currently implementing the ‘Bildemap Bren blong Pikinini’ program, which works to address factors impacting early childhood development, including children’s exposure to violence. As part of this program, Save the Children commissioned the...