Updated: 04 February, 2006

Vanuatu

• Ribbons of Vanuatu Antonio Prieto

• Ni Sa Moce, Laurie! Mr. Laurie Lewis, the Population Statistics Adviser, retires from UN service on 31 December 1998. During the 18 years he served in the Asia and the Pacific region, in the United Nations system, Laurie’s special contribution has been in the planning, analysis and utilization of population censuses and surveys. His experience and expertise in census activities are widely acknowledged by national statistical offices. His knowledge of data collection and census systems in the Pacific island nations is unequalled. In September 1998, Laurie was awarded the National Medal of Merit of Vanuatu by the President for his contributions to the nation over the past thirty years, in supporting capacity building in population statistics.