As part of our #BeTheCHange campaign, we are sharing simple tips on how to contribute to Sustainable Development Goals.  In this episode we gathered ideas for your school - simple to implement, but with long-lasting results. Join our campaign, implement these ideas and make your school a changemaker! #BeTheChange...

Port Moresby, 25 October 2016 -  Two-day workshop on promoting women’s political participation and supporting political parties in empowering women within their own party took place in Port Moresby. The workshop was organized by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Integrity Political Parties and Candidates...

Each year, Corporate Knights, an independent Toronto-based media agency, looks at companies around the world to determine which are getting the most out of their capital, maximizing employee performance, and making careful use of resources. The ranking is released annually at the World Economic Forum in Davos,...

Kokopo, October 18, 2016 - Papua New Guinea (PNG) will be presenting the country’s progress on REDD+ readiness at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Morocco next month. In preparation, the Government of Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) is currently conducting a...

PNG's major development event -  Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council’s (CIMC) National Development Forum 2016 today is underway. The CIMC is an independent organisation that brings together all civil society, the private sector and government partners to develop policy and directly influence and...

Port Moresby, October 2, 2016 - “Phones Against Corruption” initiative from Papua New Guinea received a global GovInsider Innovation Awards as the “best citizen engagement” project. The project was recognized as one of the most innovative public sector practices from across Asia. The award was presented at the...

In partnership with Deloitte, UNDP in PNG launched a national survey on workforce skills in Papua New Guinea. The survey aims to identify current skills gaps and other key constraints businesses face in PNG’s labor market. It will explore specific workforce skills needed by today’s employers, as well as identify...

Buka, September 21, 2016 -  Over 30 parliamentarians from the Bougainville House of Representatives (BHOR) received certificates last week after completing a week long computer training in Buka Town. The training was the first of a series of planned Information, Communications Technology (ICT) training to upscale...

Buka, August 30, 2016 – The UN Resident Coordinator in Papua New Guinea, Roy Trivedy joined the President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG), the High Commissioners from Fiji and New Zealand High Commission, high-level representatives from Australian mission along with hundreds of Bougainvillians to...

Statement from UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative, Roy Trivedy on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the signing of the Bougainville Peace Agreement. "I am honoured to make a statement on behalf of the United Nations during this momentous occasion to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of...

Port Moresby, August 30, 2016 – The Department for Community Development and Religion and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Papua New Guinea organized a final conference to review the work on gender-based violence and discuss future steps. The conference brought together more than 50...

Buka, August 29, 2016 – New Hansard recording system has been installed at the Bougainville Parliament enabling it to record and transcribe its sessions and proceedings. The Hansard system is a digital system used to produce transcripts of the Parliament’s debates and sessions, a global practice that ensures...

Mama Bii is a single mother. Her dream is to educate her only son and give him a brighter future. She was close to realizing that plan – her son is in his final school year – until this year’s flood devastated all her crop and the only fertile piece of land she had. Ever since her husband left her, few years after...

Port Moresby, August 8, 2016 - London, the UK capital, has recently launched #oneless campaign, which aims to get rid of single-use plastic bottles and bags in London by 2017. Many businesses, corporate partners as well as the Mayor of London are supporting this campaign. Similar campaigns are taking place in many...

Port Moresby, July 27, 2016 – Small-scale natural disasters such as flash floods and landslides have the potential to cumulatively impact communities harder over the course of years – yet they receive far less attention as compared to major disasters. To improve the situation, there is a need to put in place a...

As part of the overall El Niño response, the UN country team and the Government of PNG are working closely to provide relief and recovery support to the most affected communities in the country. Targeted food and nutrition interventions have been rolled out for the affected communities in Enga and Hela...

Port Moresby, May 31, 2016 – Papua New Guinea is becoming an inspiring example of leadership on driving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda forward. In the context of multiple high-level events such as the G7 Summit last week and African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Summit this week, the Government of Papua...

UNDP in Papua New Guinea  hosted its 1st Media Club with media representatives dedicated to Sustainable Development Goals. It was a very productive discussion on how we can make SDGs a reality and what role media can play in this global - yet national - move. All of the media reps expressed their commitment to...