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Country Profiles

  • Australian Government - Vanuatu
    Country profile, economic and trade information, and foreign relations from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
  • BBC News Profile - Vanuatu
    A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
  • CIA World Factbook - Vanuatu
    Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
  • FAO and Vanuatu
    Information on economic and agricultural issues from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It also has a good selection of maps.
  • Human Development Report on Vanuatu
    Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme.
  • IAEA - Vanuatu
    Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  • IMF - Vanuatu
    Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
  • ITC - Vanuatu
    Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
  • Library of Congress - Vanuatu
    Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
  • OHCHR - Vanuatu
    Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
  • UNESCO Worldwide - Vanuatu
    Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
  • UNFPA in the Pacific
    "The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect." The UNFPA in the Pacific serves the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
  • United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Vanuatu
    Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
  • United Nations Country @ a Glance - Vanuatu
    Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
  • United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Vanuatu
    Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
  • United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Vanuatu
    "Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
  • U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Vanuatu
    U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Vanuatu.
  • U.S. Department of Energy - Vanuatu
    Country energy profile for production, consumption, U.S. oil imports, and CO2 emissions.

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Articles and Databases

  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
    Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Enter "Vanuatu" as the search terms.
  • Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
    Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents.
  • Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
    An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
  • International Area Studies Asia CU
    Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Asia.
  • International Area Studies General CU
    Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
  • International Area Studies Statistics CU
    Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
  • Statistical Database System (SDBS) Online
    SDBS is the the Asian Development Bank's central statistical database that stores macro-economic and social data of its developing member countries.
  • UNdata
    UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
  • Human Rights Watch - Vanuatu
    News and reports related to human rights.
  • World dataBank
    Contains data from the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators & Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, African Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, and Millennium Development Goals. Users can select variables (some going as far back as 1960) to create customized tables, charts, maps, and reports.

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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid

  • Asian Development Bank - Vanuatu
    Projects, publications, and news about Vanuatu and the ADB.
  • Commonwealth of Nations - Vanuatu
    "The Commonwealth is an association of 53 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace. The Commonwealth's 2 billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world's population, are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures and traditions."
  • Delegation of the European Commission to Vanuatu
    The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the world.
  • Diplomacy Monitor (St. Thomas University School of Law)
    Indexes current government news releases and other documents on diplomatic issues. Browse for documents by topic or documents issued by or affecting a particular nation.
  • EU's Relations with Vanuatu
    Overview, country strategy, EU support, and documents on the European Union's relations with Vanuatu.
  • G-77 at the United Nations
    The Group of 77 is an intergovernmental organization of developing states in the UN. It provides the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development. There are now 130 member states (including Vaunatu), although the name G-77 was retained because of its historical significance.
  • ReliefWeb - Vaunatu
    ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
  • UNHCR
    News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Select Vanuatu from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the right.
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Fiji Multi-Country Office
    UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention. The Multi Country Office serves the Fiji Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
  • United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Vanuatu
    Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
  • United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) for Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific
    Formal UN presence in Australia. Its information-related responsibilities also extend to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga and Vanuatu.
  • U.S. Department of State - Vanuatu
    U.S.-Vanuatu relations, humanitarian assistance, reconstruction, and country background notes.
    • Background Notes - Vanuatu
      Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
  • Virtual Embassy of the United States in Port Vila, Vanuatu
    Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Vaunatu.
  • World Bank - Pacific Islands
    World Bank data, projects, and research in the Pacific Islands (Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu).
  • World Trade Organization - Vanuatu (Observer Country)
    Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for observer countries.

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Health

  • UNAIDS - Vanuatu
    Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
  • WHO - Vanuatu
    Information and statistics on the status of public health in Vanuatu
    from the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • WHO-WPRO
    Official site of the World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office (WHO-WPRO). 

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Peacekeeping and Military Information

  • Mutual Assistance Programme (MAP)
    Defense assistance from New Zealand for Brunei, Cook Islands, Malaysia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Western Samoa.
  • Vanuatu: Security Assistance
    Country-by-country listing provides information on Political-Military-administered security assistance funds from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
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