Still reeling from aftershocks, campaigning has begun for a very challenging election in Vanuatu after many polling booths ...

At the request of the Vanuatu government, China has sent four experts to assist with post-earthquake response in the Pacific ...

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In response to a question regarding China's dispatch of engineering experts to Vanuatu for post-earthquake assessment, ...

ADB’s $5 million grant to Vanuatu comes from the fifth phase of the Pacific Disaster Resilience Programme, which also ...

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The outskirts of Vanuatu were largely unharmed, as were most people living outside the capital, he added. "We are used to having hurricanes which cause issues like food scarcity, affect housing.

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The government of Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency, with curfews in place to maintain public safety and facilitate ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided a $5 million grant to Vanuatu to support emergency relief efforts following the ...

ADB has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port Vila on 17 December.

Christmas in Vanuatu will look very different this year as the horror of last week’s deadly earthquake lingers in the minds of traumatised families.