Press Release

Prime Minister Meets with Indo Pacific US National Security Council

The US National Security council’s Indo Pacific Coordinator, Kurt Campbell and delegation met up with Prime Minister Hon. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau’Koro on Wednesday 22^nd March 2022, along with Foreign Affairs minister Jotham Napat for Bilateral talks.

The United States has indicate that they will be opening its embassy here in Port Vila, Re-Introduce the peace corps program and revive the cooperation with US Coast Guard to assist in protecting our waters and protect our marine resources from illegal fishing activities. The US will also involve more in climate change to build more ware house of relief supplies for immediate response.

An extra amount of $3 Million has been announced by US to go towards shelter, water and food security.

Prime Minister Hon Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has officially launched the new company VANUEX LTD

Prime Minister Hon Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has officially launched the new company VANUEX LTD on 7^th February 2023, which will be conducting business/trade through Digital technology. He has pointed out that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic outlook is within the same level of Digital transformation.

Most country’s economy are moving towards Digital and Vanuatu is going in the same direction.

The announcement was made along side MP Jessy Luo, MP for Malekula Hon Anatole Hymak and Minister of Agriculture Hon Nako Natuman.

Funds Not Used

4 billion VT projects to be funded from Chinese funds that were never used. Prime Minister Hon Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau’koro has announced a total of 4 billion projects from the aid money that was never utilised by the previous government. The 2 billion for 2021 will be injected into road projects for Efate and Santo while a further 2 million for 2022 will be go towards the construction of a new school of nursing collage in Santo and up grading health facilities.

The Prime Minister made the announcement after signing off all documentations that were later dispatched to Chinese Embassy last week. When he came into office after his election as PM, he found out that 2 billion Chinese grand for 2021 and another 2 million for 2022 was never put to use. The Prime Minister Maau’koro said it is best to target only two islands and make an impact and move to other islands next. This does not mean the government has ignored other islands completely under this grand. We have 2023 and 2024 still to be utilised and the Public Works will still continue working on our roads.

Statement by the Prime Minister Hon. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau'koro at the United Nation General Assembly 29 March 2023

Introduction of Agenda item 70, Request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change 10:00 am, March 29, 2023 UN General Assembly Hall To be delivered by Prime Minister Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau, The Republic of Vanuatu ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Women in Leadership Program

Ministry of the Prime Minister Director General, Cherol Ala was part of the launching of the Women in Leadership program on March 29th 2023

This was a new Vanuatu initiative developed by the Ministry of Health, the PSC, and the Vanuatu Institute of Public Administration and Management (VIPAM) with support from the Vanuatu - Australia Health Partnership.