The Government of Vanuatu is embarking upon its DFA process in collaboration with the UNDP Pacific Centre and the Asia-Pacific SDG Financing Facility and support from the UN Joint SDG Fund. The DFA process will support the Government of Vanuatu in developing an INFF to strengthen implementation of the National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS).
The DFA will identify financing solutions and build consensus among a core constituency of actors on priority actions to unlock and mobilise new sources of financing and enhance the alignment of existing financing with national development priorities. Within these overall objectives, the DFA will focus on several key issues, including (i) alignment of the national budget with the NSDS, drawing from UNDP’s expertise in SDG budgeting; (ii) digitalisation, including e-fiscalisation; (iii) parliamentary scrutiny over financing; (iv) energy reform; and (v) leveraging remittances for development.