Geopolitics
Beijing: Two captains of two separate Chinese vessels are facing up to five years in prison and millions of dollars in fines after they were accused of illegal fishing and carrying driftnets in the waters of Vanuatu, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. more
Suspected Illegal Fishing: Vanuatu officials detain Chinese vessels

Port Vila: Vanuatu authorities have seized two Chinese tuna-fishing vessels after they were accused of engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.

Vanuatu: UNICEF launches birth registration campaign

New York, Apr 21 (JEN): Thousands of children affected by the devastation of last month’s Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu are slated to receive new birth certificates through a United Nations- ...

Vanuatu: UN urges support for Government-led relief efforts

New York, Apr 11 (JEN): The Government of Vanuatu urgently needs funding to continue basic humanitarian relief efforts such as food, safe drinking water and shelter, according to the United ...

Vanuatu: UNICEF launches back-to-school relief after Cyclone Pam

New York, Apr 1 (JEN): As schools reopen across the cyclone-battered nation of Vanuatu, 30,000 children will begin receiving targeted assistance in order to help them resume classes and cont ...

Vanuatu: UN official warns secondary emergency looming

New York, Mar 31 (JEN): Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the archipelago on a tour through one of the most severely affect ...

Vanuatu: UN finds ‘extensive’ loss of agriculture; full scale of damage still to be revealed

New York, Mar 21 (JEN)The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Fridaycalled for emergency support for farmers in Vanuatu, where the vast majority of crops have been dest ...