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Vanuatu

July 2024

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    Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means

  • A large sea cow or dugong with its elongated snout stirring up sediment as it grazes the seabed

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    ‘We rarely see them now’: just how vulnerable are Vanuatu’s dugongs?

June 2024

  • An aerial view over Erakor with a boat in light blue waters

    The alternatives
    How the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu drastically cut plastic pollution

    With lagoons once choked by rubbish, pressure from the appalled community led the government to ban certain single-use products

May 2024

  • The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster team team distributes dry food rations. April 2023

    A common condition
    ‘There was no other option’: the aid packages feeding diabetes and heart disease in the Pacific islands

    Increasingly frequent natural disasters leave islanders reliant on processed foods for months on end – with deeply concerning knock-on effects to health
  • Empty banana chairs facing the ocean in Vanuatu

    Air Vanuatu grounding prompts fears Pacific country’s tourism will take big hit

    Holiday operators say Vanuatu was in post-Covid boom but tourists are ditching plans and resort staff being cut as airline’s future hangs in the air
  • Air Vanuatu, Boeing 737-800, landing at Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila

    Flights cancelled and tourists stranded as Air Vanuatu put into voluntary liquidation

    Troubled airline had earlier cancelled flights to Australia and New Zealand, citing ‘maintenance’ requirements

December 2023

  • Aerial of motus in Muri Lagoon.Rarotonga, Southern Group, Cook Islands, Pacific

    The price of paradise?
    Flying hurts the planet but it’s vital for island tourism. Is there a greener way?

    Dr Susanne Becken
    Electric aviation and renewable energy among shifts needed for the Pacific to build a more sustainable tourist industry
  • A tourist snorkels the reef off Palau

    The price of paradise?
    Short hops and economy class: five expert tips on how to reduce your emissions on holiday

    Practical ways to minimise your carbon footprint when travelling to Pacific islands without compromising your trip
  • Beautiful clear water and a white sandy beach around a tropical island in Fiji

    The price of paradise?
    Paradise cost: the Pacific islands changing the future of tourism

    New push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledges

November 2023

  • Rock sampling taking place off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

    Here be nodules: will deep-sea mineral riches divide the Pacific family?

    Members of the Pacific Islands Forums are weighing the economic potential of sea floor mining against possible harm to ocean ecosystems

October 2023

  • Banana boats transport people on the outer islands of Manus and Admiralty Islands in Papua New Guinea

    Pacific project
    Australia’s support to Pacific surges as China focuses on ‘friendly’ states, aid map shows

  • To accompany feature Health-AIDS-Papua<br>Men, women and children who have tested positive to HIV congregate at a safe-house in a settlement in Port Moresby. The jungle-clad mountainous South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea is on the verge of exploding into an African-style AIDS epidemic which could wipe out millions, but sorcery, shame and an ailing health system are hindering the fight against the deadly disease. Those fighting AIDS say the belief in sorcery is widespread and infected people in remote villages are sometimes thrown into rivers to drown or dumped in graves to die, while in the capital Port Moresby the stigma of AIDS sees people abandoned at the hospital or left on the street. Picture taken October 28, 2005. To accompany feature Health-AIDS-Papua REUTERS/David Gray

    Pacific project
    US vows to support ‘free media’ in Pacific as concern over China influence grows

  • Brian Kaltak

    Brian Kaltak and his unconventional journey from Vanuatu to the A-League Men

  • Greenpeace climbers on BP oil rig in Cromarty Firth, Scotland. The rig is the 'Paul B Loyd Jr', owned by Transocean.

    Pacific project
    ‘End the licences’: Vanuatu oil rig registry sparks concern amid climate advocacy

September 2023

  • Joe Biden,Mark Brown,James Marape,Taneti Maamau<br>President Joe Biden talks with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, second from left, as he poses for a family photo with Pacific Islands Forum leaders at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape, left, and Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau, right, look on. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    Pacific project
    Biden pledges more aid to Pacific islands to counter growing Chinese influence

    Leaders of Pacific island states have been given star treatment in Washington but Chinese influence is the spectre at the feast
  • An aerial view of a narrow strip of land in Funafuti, Tuvalu, with blue waters on each side.

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    Small island nations take high-emitting countries to court to protect the ocean

    Countries threatened by rising sea levels are asking a tribunal to decide on responsibility for pollution of the marine environment
  • Vanuatu prime minister Sato Kilman.

    New Vanuatu prime minister wants to ‘revisit’ security pact with Australia

    Sato Kilman also hits back at reports on his political alignments as western nations grapple with China for influence in Pacific

August 2023

  • Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

    Pacific project
    Fiji prime minister warns against US and China attempts to ‘polarise’ Pacific

  • Vanuatu prime minister Ishmael Kalsakau.

    Pacific project
    Vanuatu PM faces no-confidence vote as rivals cite ‘foreign engagement’ concerns

July 2023

  • Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape and France's President Emmanuel Macron in Varirata national park forest in Port Moresby

    Pacific project
    Pacific pulling power: western leaders rush to region in effort to counter China

    Week of visits by Emmanuel Macron, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin underlines concerns over Beijing’s growing influence
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