The Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee has
issued a call for nominations to serve on an interim Vanuatu Amateur
Boxing Association Executive Committee.
Preparations for upcoming continental and international sporting
events, including next year's Pacific Mini Games and Commonwealth
Games, have been discussed at the Vanuatu Association of Sports and
National Olympic Committee's Extraordinary Annual General Meeting.
A Moment in Time: COVID-19, Localization and the Pacific
Localization is a journey and until it is supported 100 per cent by the international actors, it will remain just there – local actors doing the implementation and the international actors coordinating and chances not given to local actors to exercise their powers and their expertise in how to respond to natural disasters.
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As COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and international travel restrictions, border closures and lockdowns ensued, large numbers of expatriate aid workers returned to their home countries.
This significant change in the demography of the aid industry in many countries has led to a shift in roles for international, national and local actors in humanitarian and development work.