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On day 2 of the Second National Anticipatory Action Workshop, participants worked together to identify priority actions ...
15/06/2026

On day 2 of the Second National Anticipatory Action Workshop, participants worked together to identify priority actions that can be taken before disasters occur.

Through group discussions, government agencies, humanitarian partners and technical experts reviewed different activities and assessed whether they could realistically be implemented within 120-hour and 72-hour warning windows ahead of forecast hazards.

The workshop also looked at how early warning messages can be improved to help communities understand risks and act in time to reduce potential impacts.

These discussions are an important step towards strengthening disaster preparedness and ensuring that early warnings lead to early action in Vanuatu.

๐Ÿค Yesterday afternoon at the Second National Anticipatory Action Workshop in Vanuatu, participants broke into sectoral g...
12/06/2026

๐Ÿค Yesterday afternoon at the Second National Anticipatory Action Workshop in Vanuatu, participants broke into sectoral groups to discuss actions that can be taken before disasters strike.

Working together across different sectors, participants identified priorities, risks, and practical activities that could help communities better prepare for forecasted hazards.

These discussions are an important step towards developing coordinated early actions that reduce disaster impacts and strengthen resilience across Vanuatu. ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚! Yesterday morning, participants heard presenta...
12/06/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚!
Yesterday morning, participants heard presentations from the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD), and UN OCHA, highlighting the importance of preparedness, early warning information, and coordinated action before disasters strike.
The workshop brings together government agencies, humanitarian organizations, and development partners to discuss how Anticipatory Action can help reduce disaster impacts and better protect vulnerable communities across Vanuatu.
Stay tuned for more updates! ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿค ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ.Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with ...
10/06/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿค ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ.

Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the Australian High Commission in Vanuatu to discuss disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, humanitarian financing, and coordination priorities in Vanuatu and across the region.

The discussion focused on strengthening national preparedness systems and expanding anticipatory approaches that help communities act before disasters strike.

Key updates included:

โ€ข Progress on Vanuatu's Anticipatory Action Framework

โ€ข Planning for upcoming anticipatory action workshops

โ€ข Continued Australian support for resilience and recovery programming

โ€ข Strengthening national information management systems through the NDMO

โ€ข Regional preparedness and coordination priorities across the Pacific

We are grateful for Australia's continued support for anticipatory action and humanitarian financing in the Pacific, including AUD 1.4 million to strengthen anticipatory action systems and AUD 3 million to the South Pacific Envelope of the Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund for Asia and the Pacific.

Together, we are helping strengthen national systems, improve risk-informed decision-making, and build a more resilient Pacific. ๐ŸŒ

โšก ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ.Disasters are not waiting โ€” and neither are we. On 4 J...
10/06/2026

โšก ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ.

Disasters are not waiting โ€” and neither are we.

On 4 June 2026, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the Embassy of Japan in Vanuatu to discuss early action, preparedness, response coordination, and humanitarian financing across the region.

The focus is shifting from responding after impact to acting earlier โ€” using forecasts, risk data, and preparedness systems to reduce humanitarian consequences before disasters escalate.

Highlights from the discussion included:

โ€ข Progress on Vanuatu's Anticipatory Action Framework

โ€ข Strengthening OCHA's operational presence in Vanuatu

โ€ข Japan's support to the Typhoon Sinlaku response through UNDAC deployment

โ€ข Continued engagement on humanitarian financing and regional pooled funds

This dialogue reflects a shared commitment to a more proactive Pacific โ€” where preparedness is not reactive, but built into the system. ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿค ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ.Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacif...
10/06/2026

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿค ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ.

Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Vanuatu to exchange updates on humanitarian priorities and preparedness efforts.

Discussions covered Vanuatu's Anticipatory Action Framework, lessons from recent earthquake events, ongoing reconstruction following the 2024 earthquake, support for evacuation centres, and opportunities to strengthen seismic monitoring capabilities.

The meeting also explored opportunities for future collaboration and highlighted the importance of continued engagement in support of disaster preparedness, resilience, and humanitarian action.

Together, strong partnerships and sustained dialogue can help communities better prepare for future shocks. ๐ŸŒ

๐ŸŒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ.Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the Chargรฉ d'Affaires of the Uni...
10/06/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ.

Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the Chargรฉ d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Vanuatu to discuss disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, and humanitarian priorities across the Pacific.

As Pacific Island Countries face increasingly complex risks, strong coordination, reliable information, and investment in preparedness remain essential to protecting lives and livelihoods. Discussions focused on strengthening national response capacities, enhancing information management, and supporting collaboration among partners working to help communities anticipate, prepare for, and respond to future shocks.

Together, these efforts contribute to a safer and more resilient Pacific. ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿค ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ž๐ฌ.Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the Deputy High Comm...
10/06/2026

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿค ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ž๐ฌ.

Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand to Vanuatu to exchange perspectives on disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, and humanitarian coordination across the Pacific.

As Pacific Island Countries continue to face climate-related and geophysical risks, preparedness remains essential to protecting lives and livelihoods. Discussions focused on strengthening national disaster management systems, enhancing early warning capabilities, and supporting effective regional cooperation.

We welcome continued dialogue with partners on practical solutions that help communities anticipate, prepare for, and respond to future shocks.

Building resilience requires strong partnerships, sustained engagement, and Pacific-led approaches. ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿค ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ.Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific ...
10/06/2026

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿค ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ.

Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the Deputy Head of Mission of Ambassade de France au Vanuatu to discuss shared priorities for strengthening disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, and humanitarian coordination across the region.

As Pacific Island Countries face increasing climate-related and geophysical risks, investing in preparedness before disasters strike is more important than ever. Discussions focused on strengthening early warning and monitoring systems, advancing anticipatory action, and enhancing regional cooperation to support timely and effective humanitarian action.

France is an important partner in the Pacific, and we value the continued dialogue and collaboration in support of Pacific-led approaches to preparedness, resilience, and disaster risk management.

Together, we are helping build a safer and more resilient Pacific. ๐ŸŒ

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œLast week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the...
10/06/2026

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ

Last week, the UN OCHA Office of the Pacific Islands met with the Deputy High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Vanuatu to discuss how we can strengthen disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, humanitarian financing, and humanitarian coordination across the Pacific.

In a region highly exposed to cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other hazards, preparedness is one of the most effective investments we can make to protect lives and livelihoods.

Our discussions focused on:

โœจ Strengthening anticipatory action and disaster preparedness.

๐Ÿšข Enhancing humanitarian coordination and civil-military cooperation.

๐Ÿ’ฐ Securing predictable financing to support timely, locally led action.

๐ŸŒ Supporting Pacific-led solutions that help communities prepare for and respond to disasters.

We are also deeply grateful for the United Kingdom's generous and timely contribution to the South Pacific envelope of the Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund for Asia and the Pacific. This support has enabled NGO participation in the development of the collective Anticipatory Action Framework for Tropical Cyclones in Vanuatu and supported rapid humanitarian response by NGOs following Tropical Cyclone Maila in Solomon Islands.

Strong partnerships help ensure that assistance reaches communities when it is needed most. Thank you to the United Kingdom for its continued support for humanitarian action and resilience-building across the Pacific. ๐Ÿค

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