NATIONAL DAY – VANUATU
Independence Day is a public holiday in Vanuatu observed on July 30th each year. This is the National Day of Vanuatu and marks the end of colonial rule by Britain…
RESKILLING AND LABOUR MIGRATION VITAL TO THE PACIFIC’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
While the Pacific and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have avoided some of the worst health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the closure of international travel and lockdowns to curb the…
VANUATU’S GRADUATION FROM LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY STATUS A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT MILESTONE
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has extended its congratulations to Vanuatu on its graduation from least developed country (LDC) status – 35…
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
Building resilience for sustainable trade, tourism, transport infrastructure and development. Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as the Caribbean Island of Grenada, face a double exposure to external economic and environmental…
TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD
Thousands of children living in the Pacific Islands remain in urgent need in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Harold, a category five cyclone that tore through Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga causing widespread destruction to…