United Nations (UN) and the Vanuatu Government has agreed on the country’s 3 years Implementation Plan (CIP) worth US$ 80 million (approximately Vt 9.5 billion).
Focusing on some of the country’s priority sectors, the plan will be implemented starting this year through to 2027.
UN Resident Coordinator for Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, Dirk Wagener and Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office, George Maniuri signed off on the CIP today after a joint steering committee meeting between the Vanuatu Government and the United Nations.
“The health sector is one of the priority areas covered in this implementation plan, particularly NCD (None-Communicable Disease), a time-bomb affecting a lot of our strong middle-aged population,” said Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office, George Maniuri.
He added that there will be projects targeting immunisation, and malaria.
DG Maniuri added that other areas comprised in the CIP includes good governance and the electoral system which the UN and been involved with its implementation in the past and will continue to in the future.
The valuation of the programs and activities included in the CIP amounts to US$ 80 million in which US$ 40 million has been secured.
According to the UN Resident Coordinator for Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, Dirk Wagener said the UNs commitment to Vanuatu is as strong as ever.
“If anything as changed, it (UNs commitment) has only become stronger.
I think Vanuatu is a true leader amongst the Pacific Countries to manage a small initiative started by some students here in Vanuatu jointed by other Pacific students that leads to the historic advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice,” said Mr Wagener.
He added that the UN have always been supporting Vanuatu in all its endeavours.
The Country Implementation Plan was developed after the UN contacted ground works by consulting with different government ministries earlier this year.
During the consultations the different Ministries identified their priority areas that the UN is able to fund.
