Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs 

Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs 

Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu arrives to address the 77th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs 

Commonwealth Games - Athletics - Men's Triple Jump - Final - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Britain - August 7, 2022 Vanuatu's Elstrom Wanemut in action during the final REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Daisy Mumby in action with Vanuatu's Miller Pata and Sherysyn Toko REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata react during their match against England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko in action during their match against England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko in action during their match against England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Daisy Mumby in action with Vanuatu's Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Daisy Mumby in action with Vanuatu's Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson react during their match against Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Jessica Grimson in action during their match against Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Daisy Mumby in action with Vanuatu's Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Jessica Grimson in action during their match against Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Jessica Grimson in action during their match against Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Jessica Grimson and Daisy Mumby during their match against Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata react during their match against England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Daisy Mumby in action against Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Miller Pata during her match against England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson react during their match against Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko in action with England's Daisy Mumby REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko in action with England's Daisy Mumby REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata before their match against England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 Vanuatu's Sherysyn Toko and Miller Pata before their match against England's Daisy Mumby and Jessica Grimson REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Beach Volleyball - England v Vanuatu - Women - Preliminary - Pool C - Smithfield, Birmingham, Britain - August 4, 2022 General view of spectators before the match REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo reacts during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo reacts during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo reacts during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo reacts during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo reacts during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo reacts during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Weightlifting - Women's 87kg - Final - The NEC Hall 1, Birmingham, Britain - August 2, 2022 Vanuatu's Ajah Pritchard-Lolo in action during the final REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Commonwealth Games - Opening Ceremony - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Britain - July 28, 2022 General view of the Vanuatu team during the athletes parade REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Bob Loughman remotely addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly by pre-recorded video, in New York City, U.S., September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool 

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Bob Loughman remotely addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly by pre-recorded video, in New York City, U.S., September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool 

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Bob Loughman remotely addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly by pre-recorded video, in New York City, U.S., September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men's Single Sculls - Final F - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Riilio Rll of Vanuatu in action REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men's Single Sculls - Final F - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Riilio Rll of Vanuatu in action REUTERS/Leah Millis 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men's Single Sculls - Semifinal E/F - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Rillio Rii of Vanuatu in action REUTERS/Leah Millis 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Table Tennis - Men's Singles - Round 1 - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Horacio Cifuentes of Argentina in action against Yoshua Shing of Vanuatu REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Table Tennis - Men's Singles - Round 1 - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Yoshua Shing of Vanuatu in action against Horacio Cifuentes of Argentina REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Table Tennis - Men's Singles - Round 1 - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Yoshua Shing of Vanuatu in action against Horacio Cifuentes of Argentina REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Table Tennis - Men's Singles - Round 1 - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Yoshua Shing of Vanuatu in action against Horacio Cifuentes of Argentina REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Table Tennis - Men's Singles - Round 1 - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Yoshua Shing of Vanuatu in action against Horacio Cifuentes of Argentina REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Table Tennis - Men's Singles - Round 1 - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Horacio Cifuentes of Argentina in action against Yoshua Shing of Vanuatu REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men's Single Sculls - Repechage Round - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Rillio Rii of Vanuatu in action REUTERS/Leah Millis 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flag bearer Rillio Rii of Vanuatu leads his contingent during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flagbearer Rillio Rii of Vanuatu lead his contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing - Men's Single Sculls - Heats - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Rillio Rii of Vanuatu in action REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw 

Village chief Jack Malia from Tanna island holds pictures of Britain's Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth next to other villagers in Younanen where the prince is worshipped, Vanuatu May 6, 2017. Picture taken May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jill Gralow 

Villagers from Tanna island hold pictures of Britain's Prince Philip in Younanen where the prince is worshipped, Vanuatu May 6, 2017. Picture taken May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jill Gralow 

Village chief Jack Malia from Tanna island holds pictures of Britain's Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth next to other villagers in Younanen where the prince is worshipped, Vanuatu May 6, 2017. Picture taken May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jill Gralow