Port Moresby, 12 December 2017 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with the Business Council of Papua New Guinea to prepare a platform that maps business engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Buka, 11 December 2017 – The Autonomous Region of Bougainville is positioning itself as a progressive government, thanks in part to the continued push for female inclusion within policy, decision making and peace building processes.
Plans for the world's first deep sea mine are taking shape in the waters off Papua New Guinea. Sir David Attenborough, Naturalist and Broadcaster and Roy Trivedy, UN Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative warns on the impacts of sea bed mining on the marine life.
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Port Moresby, 29 November 2017 – An inspiring film about conservation and the protection of a rare and unique species of tree kangaroo and its impact on a rural community in West Sepik Province premiered in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on 28 November 2017.
Port Moresby, 8 December 2017– Today’s graduation of 22 representatives from eight provinces in disaster risk management will improve PNG’s capacity to save the lives of Papua New Guineans in times of natural disasters.
Port Moresby, 4 December 2017 – Post PNG is showcasing the leading role Papua New Guinea attains in APEC by releasing a series of commemorative stamps.
Patupatuai, 19 December 2017 – On a good clear day, you can take a short drive just 20 minutes south of Buin in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and find a tropical oasis; a place both verdant and lush, and with the sound of the ocean and the Solomon Sea just a few short steps away.
Into the Jungle
Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas packed up their safe suburban life in Australia and braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a little known tree kangaroo from being hunted to extinction.
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.
Collectors stamps to commemorate APEC
23 November 2017, Port Moresby – Post PNG will be releasing new series of collectors stamps to commemorate Papua New Guinea’s historic hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
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About Papua New Guinea
60%
population of youth
12 %
wage employment rate
2 712
gross national income (GNI) per capita
153
out of 188 countries in the Human Development Index