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“If we get the data, we can save a lot of money”: Improving Family Planning Access in PNG
Marjorie Elijah is a procurement officer with the Medical Supplies, Procurement and Distribution Branch (MSPDB) of the National Department of Health. After working with MSPDB for just one year, the... Read more
Latest PPE Handover to Fight Fear of COVID-19 Among Family Health Service Workers
Two doctors stand in front stacks of PPE, in a warehouse packed with boxes of support from around the world. They are two of many health care... Read more
“We are just sweating”: UNFPA Funds Renovation of Maternity Ward in Matkomnai, Western Province.
“It’s very hot,” says Sr Philomena, manager of Matkomnai Sub-Health Centre. “It’s not comfortable for the mothers and the workers.” Sr Philomena practices responding to a post-partum hemorrhage... Read more
Health, safety and dignity: Protecting women and girls in earthquake-hit Papua New Guinea
Standing up for women and girls in one of the world's most underreported emergencies.
Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including inequalities in sexual and... Read more
UN Secretary General Statement on International Women Day
We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish... Read more
New UN Resident Coordinator Visits Bougainville
The new United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for Papua New Guinea (PNG), Gianluca Rampolla, is currently visiting the Autonomous Region of... Read more
A race against trends
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta H. Fore and UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation NEW YORK, 6 February... Read more
Four Young Papua New Guineans to Attend the Youth ECOSOC Forum in New York
Port Moresby— Four young people from Papua New Guinea will travel to the United Nations Headquarters in New York next week to attend the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, taking place... Read more
New Year, New Beginnings
Message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem