A week ago a successful national Sanma UPR consultation was held in Santo with members of the Professional Technical Assistance Committee (PTAC), giving government officials in our northern city the opportunity to comment on the recommendations presented to the Vanuatu government during the third UPR cycle in 2019.
Since the establishment of the Office of the Land Ombudsman in 2014 until today, it has operated with only one employee, which defeats the whole purpose of establishing the office.
Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs President Willie Grey Plasua was on Erromango Island last Friday to witness the election of the Simanlo Island Council of Chiefs and its representatives to the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs for the next five years.
Wycliffe Associates and the Disability Desk of the Ministry of Justice and Community Services have revised the Memorandum of Understanding signed earlier this year between the two parties.
Vanuatu must report to the United Nations under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on progress in addressing all human rights issues.