The United Nations team met with the Prime Minister, Hon Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau’Koro and agreed for a further assistance from the United States with the amount of $1.7 million.

    These funds will go towards:

    1. Food security
    2. Water and Sanitation
    3. Emergency Shelter

     

    The Hon Prime Minister was commended for the outstanding approach currently undertaking.

    The UN also confirmed more assistance can be given from international partners.

    Japan Special Envoy Hon. Takei Shunzake met with the Prime Minister Hon. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau’Koro for bilateral talks on 11th April 2023. During the meeting, Japanese Special Envoy emphasized on an invitation of a state visit for the Honorable Prime Minister to Japan.

    The discussion between the two countries revolves around the enhancement of corporation that is always between Japan and Vanuatu.

    A suggestion from Japan was to allow corporations to be extended to recovery also.

    The Honorable Prime Minister thanked Japan for that indication and also for the co-sponsor of the motion at UNGA.

    On Wednesday 22nd March 2023, the Korean Special Envoy handed over the Invitation of the South Korean President to Prime Minister Maau’Koro. There was an invitation for the "Prime Minister to attend the First Korea-Pacific Islands Leaders Summit" which will take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea on the 29-30th May 2023. 

    Korea has pledged 20,000,000vt worth of humanitarian aid to Vanuatu, towards TC Judy and Kevin recovery efforts".

    The two leaders further discussed assistance towards solar energy and scholarship in marine science and also more bilateral issues was discussed. Korea was a small nation which was colonized before and has worked hard in building up its country to where it is now, able to provide Aid assistance.

    MSG 35 years on is still standing and its presence in the pacific as a sub-regional Institution is more relevant now than ever. We have shown our cynics and political commentators wrong when they challenge our founding farthers that this subregional grouping has will not succeed and that it has no relevance back then
     
    "MSG has a meaningful presence in the Pacific and we are here today to commemorate and celebrate MSG day as Melanesians, STORIAN BLONG UMI" Chair & PM Hon Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau'koro
    MSG Prime Ministers Cup and Melanesian Art Festival coming up.
     
    MSG Secretariate has also noted two noble initiatives initiated by Vanuatu: 
    ICJ campaign
    2.  Non proliferation treaty on fossil fuel  
     
    "The MSG Secretariate is excited over these two new initiatives. It is issues like these that sets MSG apart from other sub-regional organisations" DG 

    Prime Minister, Hon. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau met today 18th February 2023 with Mr. Steven F. UDVAR’HAZY, the Executive Chairman for AIR LEASE CORPORATION. During their discussion, he has assured the Honorable Prime Minister that between April and June this year, the national Airline Air Vanuatu is expected to include in its fleet an extra Boeing and has confirm 2 new super Jets for the same period in 2024 to replace the current Boeings. 

     

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