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The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has been knocked offline for more than a month

The prime minister says about 70 percent of services have been restored, but officials have not commented on a cause or whether ransom was paid. Nor did they respond to NPR's requests for comment.

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Left out of society: Vanuatu’s deaf community push for national sign language

With no official sign language, the deaf community are left unable to communicate widely and vulnerable to natural disasters

The Guardian - AU

Vanuatu struggles back online weeks after cyberattack

PORT VILA: Vanuatu's government said on Thursday it was slowly getting its communications back online following a cyberattack that knocked out emergency services, email and phone lines on the South Pacific island nation for weeks.

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The country where officials are using pen, paper and typewriters to govern after major cyber-attack

Vanuatu’s online public sector was knocked off for nearly a month in a malware attack

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Vanuatu officials turn to phone books and typewriters, one month after cyber attack

Government websites and email still offline, leading to delays in payments and services across the country

The Guardian - AU

Vanuatu hospital staff using pen and paper after cyber attack that crippled public sector

Almost a month after a ransomware attack on Vanuatu's government, the country's public service remains crippled and hospital staff have resorted to using pen and paper.

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New Zealand increases funding for Vanuatu wharves

New Zealand said it would invest a further NZ$10 million ($6.15 million) to help fund wharf construction in Vanuatu, where a Beijing-funded wharf had raised concerns about China seeking to establish a military base in the Pacific island nation.

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From Pacific to Red Sea: climate court action gathers wave of support

A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate change gained momentum on Friday, winning the support of almost half the nearly 200 countries at a global summit.

Reuters

Australia told to end new fossil fuel subsidies if it wants Pacific support to host climate summit

Vanuatu’s climate change minister says Pacific support for Australian bid should be conditional

The Guardian - AU

Canberra's own travel guides meet the Travel Guides in Vanuatu

The cast of the hit Channel Nine show was in party mode.

The Canberra Times

Tuvalu first to call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at Cop27

Pacific islands nation, which is acutely vulnerable to sea level rises, joins nearby Vanuatu in seeking phase-out of coal, oil and gas

The Guardian - UK

'Teaching our children from books, not the sea': how climate change is eroding human rights in Vanuatu

There’s a lot at stake over the next fortnight as nations gather at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. But the stakes are perhaps highest for the Pacific islands and their people.

The Conversation

Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau becomes Vanuatu's prime minister after country elects first female MP in 14 years

The country's former deputy prime minister is elected, unopposed, by Vanuatu MPs, as Gloria Julia King becomes the first woman to sit in parliament in 14 years.

ABC News

Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis

Small island states are losing their patience with big polluting nations as they suffer the devastating impacts of climate change. Without significant movement at the forthcoming COP27 climate talks in Egypt, a pivotal vote at the next UN general assembly meeting, brought by the tiny Pacific islands of Vanuatu, could…

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Vanuatu skills development program 'empowers' returned seasonal workers to grow small businesses

A business skills and financial coaching program is training former seasonal workers to become "successful entrepreneurs" when they return to Vanuatu.

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NZ backs climate rights of future generations

New Zealand is formally supporting Vanuatu's quest to clarify international legal obligations of countries to preserve human rights in the face of climate change.

Reuters

Vanuatu calls snap election amid superpower contest in Pacific Islands

The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu will hold a snap election on Thursday with six former prime ministers contesting the poll, after parliament was dissolved in August to avoid a vote of no confidence in the government, said local media.

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Satoshi Island project aims to turn a remote Pacific island into a city built on cryptocurrency

With a litany of logistical and legal hurdles between the vision for Satoshi Island and its reality, experts fear the project may eventually fall flat or run foul of local Vanuatu laws.

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NZ minister backs fossil fuel ban treaty

New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw has offered his support towards the development of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

The Guardian - UK

Vanuatu makes bold call for global treaty to phase out fossil fuels

President of Pacific island nation urges countries to join bid for nonproliferation treaty at UN general assembly

Reuters

'Time is up': Countries trapped in climate crisis raise alarm at UN

Countries on the front lines of the climate crisis are fed up.

Reuters

Pacific Islands students target U.N. court as key weapon to fight climate change

In the shadow of the United Nations' towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South Pacific is taking in what he describes as a “surreal moment.”

Daily Mirror

Tribe who saw Prince Philip as god honour King Charles as 'son of their power'

The tribespeople of Vanuatu worshipped Prince Philip as a god-like spiritual figure for decades before mourning his death and turning their attention to his son, King Charles III

ABC News

Vanuatu to have snap election after opposition's Supreme Court challenge dismissed

Vanuatu will hold snap elections next month, after its Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the President's decision to dissolve parliament.

Reuters

Vanuatu's president dissolves parliament to avoid bid to oust leader

Vanuatu's president dissolved the Pacific island nation's parliament on Thursday, state broadcaster VBTC reported, after an attempt by some politicians to oust the prime minister.

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