This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Vanuatu statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Vanuatuan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Vanuatu-specific metadata information.
| Proxy |
No |
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| Definition |
This indicator refers to the share of human rights conventions being approved, recognised, and sanction formally within Vanuatu. This also indicates that not all human rights conventions are not formally recognised in Vanuatu. |
| Concept |
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Conventions are a form of agreement between countries, states, and regions around the world of the types of human rights that needs to be respected, recognised or not to be neglected in all forms of society around the world. |
| Rationale |
The Constitution of Vanuatu is supreme law and sets out the legal framework, which deals with the respect of human rights. Vanuatu has ratified core human rights treaties, including: •Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), •Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), •Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), •Convention Against Torture (CAT). Vanuatu has also ratified a number of International Labor Organization (ILO): Conventions that aim to protect and uphold the rights of its workers. Furthermore, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Vanuatu has been proudly participating in various UN Peace Keeping Missions despite its limited size and resources. The Mission aims at promoting human rights, the rule of law, disarmament as well as the right of self-determination. |
| Sustainable Development Goal Indicator Alignment |
16.a.1 (Tier 1) |
| Frequency of Collection |
Annually |