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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are launching a new partnership today to support four countries - Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu - ...
Post Date: 01-Aug-2023
UN Climate Change News, 20 February 2023 - Four developing countries - Burundi, Pakistan, Vanuatu and Mexico are making considerable efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, demonstrating that effective climate action ...
Post Date: 16-Apr-2023
Vanuatu is taking global warming seriously as it pledges carbon net zero emissions by 2050 in its new strategy plan, despite doing the least to contribute to global ...
Post Date: 07-Dec-2022
The Caretaker Minister of Climate Change, Silas Bule, said the newly launched Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Policy (CCDRR) will build Vanuatu’s resilience and support the sustainable development of ...
Post Date: 05-Sep-2022
The Building Resilience and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity in Vanuatu (BRAVE) project was recently kicked off with orientation meetings with the leaders of Penama Provincial Government, 3 Area Councils and their 19 ...
Post Date: 19-Jul-2022
 The Vanuatu Prime Minister, Honourable Bob Loughman Weibur, has made an important speech in giving remarks to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). One of his remarks, "Most Importanly an ...
Post Date: 13-Mar-2022
Representatives from the Vanuatu government, the business sector and the NGO community were among the participants at a VIP-led UK/Pacific climate change dialogue, held on Wednesday, February 23 2022. Hosted by ...
Post Date: 25-Feb-2022
The Regional Pacific NDC Hub, through the Pacific Community (SPC), supported the Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Climate Change (Republic of Vanuatu) with a thorough preparatory review of the ...
Post Date: 15-Feb-2022
The COP26 Vanuatu Delegates Report Back Program 2021, held on Friday 12th November 2021 at the Grand Hotel. The Government of Vanuatu through the Ministry of Climate Change has organised and ...
Post Date: 22-Nov-2021
Vanuatu now has a plan to guide the Ministry of Health (MoH) to prepare, respond and recover from natural disasters such as cyclones, volcanoes earthquakes and climate change impacts. The National ...
Post Date: 14-Jul-2021
To Vanuatu Leaders We, the civil society of Vanuatu, would like to applaud you and other Pacific Leaders for your tireless efforts to address the devastating impacts of climate change on ...
Post Date: 05-Jul-2021
The Third National Communication (TNC) for Vanuatu is ready for submission to the UNFCCC this month. Vanuatu’s Third National Communication is an essential document for Vanuatu to fulfill its reporting ...
Post Date: 01-Feb-2021
The Vanuatu Metabolic Analysis Report has been released in January 2021. This analysis of circular economy opportunities for Vanuatu seeks to help reduce the waste flow of imported materials, while ...
Post Date: 27-Jan-2021
Vanuatu’s Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions 2020-2030 (updated) was developed with support from the Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The first section of this ...
Post Date: 07-Jan-2021
The Torba Provincial Emergency Operation Center (PDOC) as the leading agency responding to disasters in Torba Province has issued orders to continue cleanup campaign to eliminate malaria in the province. ...
Post Date: 22-May-2020
The Chinese Government has donated much needed Medical facilities to help with preparedness to deal with the COVID -19 Coronavirus pandemic. The Items were delivered on a Charter from China ...
Post Date: 14-May-2020
GCF has introduced a new application process for smaller-scale projects or programmes: Do you have a project that is ready for scaling up, and has the potential for transformation to ...
Post Date: 27-Feb-2018
Please refer to this website for more information. The New Zealand Aid Programme offers scholarships to people from Vanuatu who are motivated to make a difference at home. Applications ...
Post Date: 27-Feb-2018
The deadline for the call for civil society and private sector nominations to the Pacific Resilience Partnership Taskforce has been extended to 5 March. Please refer to the attachments.   ...
Post Date: 27-Feb-2018
30 May - 6 June 2018, SingaporeSponsorship available for up to 20 Action4SD Members Action4SD is delighted to be a partner for the upcoming UNLEASH SDG Innovation Lab which will convene 1,000 cross-sectoral leaders, under ...
Post Date: 09-Feb-2018
Join WRI for a webinar discussion focused on engagement strategies for non-state actors in the Talanoa Dialogue process.   Speakers will include Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan, Chief Negotiator for the COP23 Presidency , ...
Post Date: 06-Feb-2018
2 November 2017 - In a significant achievement for the South Pacific nation of Fiji, the Fiji Development Bank (FDB) was among five new partner organizations which received accreditation as Direct ...
Post Date: 16-Jan-2018
The Vanuatu Rural Electrification Project (VERP) launched in 2016 to address the high demand of lighting and phone charging in rural communities is now extended to urban areas. But that ...
Post Date: 31-Oct-2017
The Goverment and the Societe de Service Petroliers (SSP) has agreed, in what is understood to be a first for the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) and the SSP, to ...
Post Date: 26-Oct-2017
A signing ceremony took place on 13 October at the Energy4All premises in Port Vila between the Government of Vanuatu, represented by the Director General of the Ministry of Climate ...
Post Date: 13-Oct-2017