Tag:Vanuatu

Disaster Risk Management

UN responds to cyclone in Mozambique, earthquake in Vanuatu

Humanitarians have continued to assess the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique and to support affected families. The storm struck over the weekend, affecting...

Michael Simire - December 19, 2024

Climate Change

COP29: Vanuatu-driven ICJ climate change case looms amid emissions rise

With a new, revised schedule announced this week, the stage is set for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) proceedings on the obligations of...

Michael Simire - November 7, 2024

Cover

Paciﬁc leaders chart course for global phaseout of fossil fuels

Paciﬁc leaders have closed a three-day Ministerial Dialogue in Port Vila, Vanuatu with an ambitious plan for a “Fossil Fuel Free Paciﬁc” and a...

Michael Simire - March 17, 2023

Climate Change

UNGA, Vanuatu call for International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change

Vanuatu and a group of global coalition States at an “International Court of Justice Champions” meeting in New York City on Monday, September 26, 2022, called...

Michael Simire - September 27, 2022

Climate Change

Vanuatu makes historic call for treaty to end fossil fuel era

Vanuatu on Friday, September 23, 2022, called on other nations to join them in establishing a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a proposed international mechanism...

Michael Simire - September 23, 2022

Climate Change

Campaigners urge countries to support Vanuatu’s climate justice initiative

A global alliance of civil society groups, representing over 1,500 civil society organisations in 130 countries, was launched on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, to...

Michael Simire - May 4, 2022

Climate Change

GCF boosts Vanuatu’s capacity to access climate finance

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has disbursed $296,000 to Vanuatu to increase this vulnerable island country’s capacity to access climate finance. The transfer of these...

admin - June 27, 2017