CountriesOceaniaVanuatu

Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu

Oceania

UN Member since 1981

Member of NAM.

Population

327K

GDP

$1.0B

Capital

Port Vila

Government

Unitary parliamentary republic

Power & politics

Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.

Democracy index

6.1 / 10

UN voting record

How Vanuatu votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.

Ideological trajectory

Voting summary

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Bloc alignment

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Top voting partners

Topic-level voting

Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.

Foreign policy

Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.

Foreign Policy

Vanuatu's foreign policy is anchored in climate justice, decolonization (it strongly supports West Papuan self-determination), and Pacific solidarity. Its ICJ climate initiative demonstrated that small states can drive major international legal developments.

Vanuatu maintains ties with both traditional partners (Australia, New Zealand, France) and China, and has historically been one of the more independent Pacific voices, willing to challenge larger powers on principle.

Allies

MUN Delegate Guide

As Vanuatu, you are a climate justice powerhouse despite your small size. Your ICJ advisory opinion campaign is a model of small-state diplomacy -- invoke it as proof that every country can shape international law.

Lead AOSIS and Pacific Islands delegations on climate. Champion West Papuan self-determination at the UN. Coordinate with the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Frame every major issue through the lens of climate vulnerability and loss and damage. Your moral authority is your greatest asset.