Vanuatu

Women market vendors in Vanuatu greet UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at Port Vila market during his visit to the Pacific in 2019.
Women market vendors in Vanuatu greet UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at Port Vila market during his visit to the Pacific in 2019.
Photo: UN Women/Trisha Toangwera

Vanuatu falls under the umbrella of UN Women’s Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO) based in Suva.

The MCO covers 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), working to progress gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Pacific through four key programmes:

  • Women’s Economic Empowerment;
  • Ending Violence Against Women and Girls;
  • Governance and Participation in Public Life;
  • Peace, Security, Humanitarian and Resilience

Read about key gender equality issues and commitments in Vanuatu here:

Gender Equality Brief for Vanuatu

Find out more about Vanuatu and UN Women’s work here.