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FORTY-SEVENTH PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Fisheries  Food security  Climate Change  Adaptation  Climate change science  Greenhouse gases  Impacts  Resilience  Risks  Culture and Traditional Knowledge  Cultural heritage and preservation  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster management  Disaster preparedness  Disaster relief  Disaster risk  Disaster risk reduction  Hazard  Resilience  Economics and Finance  Sustainable development  Government, law and administration  Climate negotiations  Panels and working groups  Policy and planning  Health  Disease prevention and control  Meteorology and Weather  Climate  Natural Resources and the Environment  Oceans  Social Development  Human rights  Poverty  Social services

The Forty-Seventh Pacific Islands Forum was held in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia from 8 – 10 September 2016 and was attended by Heads of State and Government of Australia, the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The Solomon Islands was represented by their Deputy Prime Minister, the Republic of Fiji, Niue and the Republic of Palau by their Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Kiribati by a Special Envoy.

Vanuatu Gender and Investment Climate Reform Assessment

 Climate Change  Economics and Finance  Economic development  Economics  Finance  Employment  Government, law and administration  Governance  Law and regulation  Human Settlements  Land use  Rural settlements  Urban settlements  Social Development  Poverty  Women

This Report is the result of collaboration between the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.

On the Frontline: Catalysing Women's Leadership in Humanitarian Action

 Climate Change  Adaptation  Resilience  Vulnerability  Disaster Risk Management  Disaster preparedness  Disaster response  Disaster risk reduction  Vulnerability  Education and Training  Government, law and administration  Governance  International agreements  Social Development  Poverty  Women

The World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 provides a unique opportunity for governments, UN agencies and civil society actors to set an ambitious agenda for empowering women and girls as change agents and leaders in humanitarian action and ensuring gender responsive humanitarian programming. However for these commitments to translate into meaningful action, it is critical to respond to the barriers that currently impact women’s leadership in emergencies, and build upon the existing efforts of women first responders and women-led organisations.

Submission by the Republic of Vanuatu to the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement

 Climate Change  Economics and Finance  Education and Training  Information Technology and Information Management  Social Development  Civil society  Gender  Women  Youth

The document contains the Republic of Vanuatu's submission to the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement, specifically on the Annual Focus Area for the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB). The document contains statements on gender and youth and includes sections about civil society organisations and the Government. It also outlines ways forward and next steps.

USAID VCAP Project: Integrating Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Dimensions

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Agriculture  Climate Change  Disaster Risk Management  Early warning system  Economics and Finance  Education and Training  Government, law and administration  Governance  Natural Resources and the Environment  Coastal zone  Population and Demographics  Social Development  Gender  Women  Youth  Water

In 2013, the Government of Vanuatu and UNDP requested technical assistance from the USAID funded Adapt Asia-Pacific Project to support four specialists, including an International Gender Advisor, to prepare the “Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Zone in Vanuatu Project” (VCAP).

Gender and Social Inclusion - National Disability Inclusive Development Policy 2018-2025

 Social Development  Gender  Human rights  Social conditions  Social services  Women  Youth

Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or
sensory impairments, which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and
effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.5 Disability may be experienced
by people of any age – children, young and older people.

Gender and Social Inclusion - Vanuatu National Child Protection Policy 2016-2026

 Gender  Human rights  Women  Youth

The Government of Vanuatu is committed to leading in the development and implementation of child protection systems to ensure the protection of children from abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence at national, provincial and community level in line with international and national obligations; and through building on positive customary practice.

The Project Profile form - Enhanced NDC NAB Project profile form

 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing  Climate Change  Disaster Risk Management  Economics and Finance  Education and Training  Energy  Government, law and administration  Health  Industry  Tourism  Natural Resources and the Environment  Social Development  Youth

The Project Profile form - Enhanced NDC NAB Project profile form