Port Moresby, 6 October 2017 – The Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) officially launched its National REDD+ Strategy (NRS) 2017-2017 at the Grand Papua Hotel in Port Moresby today.
"It's all about localisation and partnerships. Papua New Guinea (PNG) has an opportunity to be a global leader in this space."
Madang, 27 September 2017 – Prominent leaders from government, civil society and communities are meeting in Madang this week, September 26-28, to find ways forward to ensure there is better political representation for women in Papua New Guinea.
Port Moresby, 4 October 2017– The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director for the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, Haoliang Xu, will visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) in October 5-10 to discuss with the country’s leaders how UNDP can best continue to support PNG to achieve its development objectives.
Deloitte and UNDP believe human capital is a key step to unlocking opportunities.
Port Moresby, 14 September 2017– The Central Province Disaster Office will use a new Disaster Risk Assessment report to focus their attention on communities vulnerable to disasters in the province.
Read about UNDP's intern, Guido Maschhaupt who spent two months in Papua New Guinea and has a lot to share. Guido has spent two months in PNG and has visited Domil in Jiwaka Province.
Driving the change
'Driving the Change' is an inspirational documentary produced in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and EMTV. Over 30 minutes Driving the Change tells a story of how Domil community in Jiwaka Province strives to achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals which were adopted by PNG and other 192 UN Member States in 2015.
UNDP and Papua New Guinea in photos
Take a look at the people and partners we work with including our project sites accoss the different areas in Papua New Guinea.
A medicinal plant and other crops provide a new income for the people of Baining
East New Britain, August, 2017 - When you live on a remote island in the Pacific, trying to make a living from gardening or subsistence farming is a daily struggle.
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In Papua New Guinea, UNDP works to improve the state’s ability to deliver public services to its people, and in doing so, plays a vital role in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), raise the standard of living and protect human rights for all Papua New Guineans.
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About Papua New Guinea
60%
population of youth
2.5%
unemployment rate
2 712
Gross national income (GNI) per capita
153
out of 188 countries in the Human Development Index