15 Dec 2016

Vanuatu chiefs to stage anti violence march

4:26 pm on 15 December 2016

The council of chiefs in the Vanuatu capital, Port Vila, will lead an anti-violence demonstration through the city tomorrow morning.

A busy street in Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila.

A busy street in Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila. Photo: RNZI / Jamie Tahana

The chairman of the Port Vila Town Council of Chiefs, Isaac Worwor, says they want everyone who lives and works in Port Vila and Efate to work together to stop the killings, fighting and other violence happening there.

A highlight of the event will be groups from the country's other different provinces performing reconciliations as a sign that they want the violence to stop.

The demonstration was prompted by a killing last month which also saw other people injured.

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