Fiji Women’s Development thumps Vanuatu

The team Captains at the Oceania 7s [Source: Fiji Rugby/Facebook] The Fiji Women’s 7s Development side managed to secure a win in their opening match against Vanuatu, thumping the side 47-nil at the National Sports Stadium in Honiara in the Solomon …

Vanuatu releases a world leading NDC to the Climate Change Paris Agreement

Vanuatu, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries, has today submitted one of the world’s most ambitious nationally determined contribution (NDC) commitments to the Paris Agreement on climate change. At last year’s COP26 climate conference, the …

IPADA Initiative & carnival opens with landmark investment pact between Rwanda, Vanuatu, and the African Diaspora ...

The “New African Tourism Super-Economy” has gone into full effect as regional leaders, diplomats, and economic moguls gather at La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort in Lagos to participate in the IPADA Initiative & Carnival. The Chairman of the Sixth …

UN says climate change affects Vanuatu indigenous people’s rights

The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change Elisa Morgera stated on Thursday that climate change has negatively impacted the lives of the ni-Vanuatu people and threatened their …

Vanuatu Tourism Industry Shows Resilience and Optimism in 2024

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO), released the January-June 2024 International Visitor Survey (IVS) Report. The report examines key aspects such as visitor profiles, decision-making processes, …

Vanuatu’s Climate push shifts to The Hague as COP29 wraps up

With the close of COP29, attention now turns to The Hague, where Vanuatu’s historic climate case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to begin on 02 December. The case, supported by 110 UN member states and intergovernmental organisations, …

Vanuatu instability may revive Australia security pact

Vanuatu Statement On The Remarks Of US And Australia At Landmark ICJ Climate Case

Statement from Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment for The Republic of Vanuatu The Hague (4 December, 2024) “Today, as sea levels rise and the impacts of climate change intensify, we cannot afford to bury our heads in the sand …

Vanuatu elevates draft resolution to UNGA requesting an advisory opinion from ICJ on climate change

Vanuatu’s special climate envoy and Permanent representative to the United Nations, Odo Tevi says together with a core group of states he will take a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) requesting an advisory opinion from the International …

Vanuatu's climate envoy slams Australia and 'world's largest greenhouse gas emitters' at ICJ

Vanuatu's special envoy for climate and environment Ralph Regenvanu, left. Photo: X / @PasifikaNews Vanuatu's Special Envoy for Climate and Environment says he is "obviously disappointed" by the Australian government's statement …