ISO2 Country Code
VU
ISO3 Country Code
VUT
WB Country Code
VUT
Bounds
[[166.54,-19.631],[169.48,-13.713]]
Safer Schools Pacific Roadmap Technical Assistance
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Safer Schools Pacific Roadmap Technical Assistance was a multiyear program of research and capacity-building activities carried out across the Pacific Island countries of Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu to increase the resilience of schools and the education sector to a range of hazards and disaster events.
Vanuatu Infrastructure Reconstruction and Improvement Project (VIRIP)
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The Vanuatu Infrastructure Reconstruction and Improvement Project (VIRIP) was launched in response to Tropical Cyclone Pam, a category 5 storm that struck the island nation of Vanuatu on Friday, March 13, 2015. The education sector was among those hardest hit, with numerous schools throughout the country damaged or destroyed.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu is a lower-middle-income country where both average life expectancy and the economy have been on upward trends. With nearly 300,000 citizens, Vanuatu is one of the more populous island countries in the South Pacific Ocean and among the world’s most vulnerable countries to natural hazards.