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The goal of the Vanuatu Shelter Cluster is to provide people affected by Tropical Cyclone PAM with the means to live in safe, dignified and appropriate shelter.
The Vanuatu Shelter Cluster coordination team works with everyone who is involved in providing shelter and basic household items. These Shelter Cluster partners include the government, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, civil society organizations, the Red Cross Movement, academia and donors. The Cluster also provides a forum to liaise with the media, the private sector and other actors with a stake in the provision of humanitarian shelter.
The Shelter Cluster helps all shelter actors work together better, so that the people who need shelter assistance get help faster and receive the right kind of assistance. The Shelter Cluster coordination team makes every effort to involve the affected people and their communities in decisions related to the shelter response.
The Shelter Cluster is a global mechanism that is supported by many different organizations. In Vanuatu, the Shelter Cluster is led by the Government of the Vanuatu - Public Works Department and co-led by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).