1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its eighteenth session from 27 January to 7 February 2014. The review of Vanuatu was held at the 7th meeting on 30 January 2014. The delegation of Vanuatu was headed by Jenny Tevi, Department of Foreign Affairs. At its 14th meeting held on 4 February 2014, the Working Group adopted the report on Vanuatu.
2. On 15 January 2014, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Vanuatu: Algeria, Brazil and Maldives.
3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Vanuatu: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/18/VUT/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/18/VUT/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/18/VUT/3 and Corr.1).
4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Mexico, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Vanuatu through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR).
Read the full Working Group Report on Vanuatu’s 2014 Universal Periodic Review here.