Port Moresby, 24 January 2017 –     The historic signing ceremony for the establishment of the new Bougainville Referendum Commission (BRC) was held on 24th of January 2017 at the Prime Minister’s Office, Manasupe House Waigani, Port Moresby. Under the Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA) signed between the...

Buka Town, 23 January 2017 – The first of its kind Community Information Centre was opened in the North Bougainville Region. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Peacebuilding Fund, the Community Information Center will serve as a “one-stop shop” where visitors can learn about the work...

Port Moresby, January 18, 2017 – The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), a sister agency of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. UNCDF is an investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries. It offers “last mile” finance models that unlock...

Hailed a success, the Bougainville Peace Walk, held on Friday 9th of December 2016 in Buka Town, was a reminder for every Bougainvillean men, women and children to stand for peace, and peace by peaceful means. The event saw participants from the Bougainville Government, the National Government, Development...

Port Moresby, 14 December 2016 - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) in PNG and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu have released preliminary findings of the joint survey on business’ skill needs, launched in September 2016. The survey has received over 230 responses from employers across all key sectors and locations of...

Port Moresby, 9 December, 2016 – Every year on  9th of December the world celebrates International Anti-Corruption Day with an aim to raise public awareness of corruption and what people can do to fight it. Corruption is an issue that affects all countries around the world. It contributes to a lack of trust and...

Port Moresby, 2 December 2016 -  Every year on December 3, countries all around the world celebrate the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Today, the world population is over 7 billion people. More than one billion people, approximately 15 per cent of the world's population, live with some form of...

Port Moresby  -  United Nauro-Gor Inc., a community-based organization that works to promote peace, unity and sustainable development in Nauro Gor, Simbu province has become the first civil society organization from Papua New Guinea to join a global civil-society network of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) –...

A stakeholder consultation workshop on agricultural mapping was held in Port Moresby on the 4th of November 2016. The workshop was organized to present the results of a study that 1) assessed the extent of current agricultural area in five provinces, and 2) estimated future scenarios for agricultural expansion in these provinces.

Port Moresby, 16 November 2016 -  Parliamentarians from the Pacific countries, including Papua New Guinea are meeting in Fiji to discuss Sustainable Development Goals and human rights issues. Over three days, members of parliament, human rights experts and development leaders will discuss Sustainable Development...

Port Moresby, November 9, 2016 -  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched new campaign to inspire individual citizens, the Government, civil society and business leaders in Papua New Guinea to collectively realize their promise on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new campaign – Be The...

UNDP in Papua New Guinea works with the Government to help strengthen its capacity to address environmental challenges at the national and community levels, seeking out and sharing best practices, providing innovative policy advice and linking partners through pilot projects. Through our projects, which are...

The Warrior - a story of courage and dedication to peace and environment

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...

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, 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...

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...

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...