30 April 2020
Commitment title:
The Republic of Vanuatu Statement delivered by the Honourable Francois Xavier Chani, Minister of Youth & Sports Development
Commitment description:• Reaffirms its commitment and has prioritized gender equality and zero sexual and gender based violence, including zero child, early and forced marriage, in order to realize all individuals’ potential as agents of change in their society – both socially and economically as an integral part of its social development through its National Gender Equality Policy to leave no one behind.
Mode of engagement:
- Policy and guidanceNational Gender Equality Policy
Commitment to be actioned in:
Vanuatu
Submitted from:
Vanuatu
Submitted by
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Thematic area
Address gender-based violence and the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation
Address gender-based violence and the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation
Commitment category
(5) (a) Zero sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, including zero child, early and forced marriage, as well as zero female genital mutilation; and (b) Elimination of all forms of discrimination against all women and girls, in order to realize all individuals’ full socio-economic potential.
