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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018 The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality,... Read more
UN Secretary General Statement on International Women Day
THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY New York, 8 March 2018 We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have... Read more

New UN Resident Coordinator Visits Bougainville
Buka – The new United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for Papua New Guinea (PNG), Gianluca Rampolla, is currently visiting the Autonomous Region of Bougainville together with a delegation from the... 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 The new year is a time for reflection and for resolutions -- a time to take stock of our successes and challenges, to strengthen our resolve... Read more

PNG youth attended UN Youth ECOSOC Forum
Port Moresby - A young Papua New Guinean woman recently attended the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum in New York. The Forum centered on the theme of the role of youth... Read more

Personal tragedy drives UNFPA Representative to dedicate career to improve mother’s lives
Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- Mr. Koffi Kouame, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) new Representative to Papua New Guinea, was three years old when his mum passed away. That incident... Read more

Children by choice and not by chance - implants improving the lives of PNG families
This is not how Esther Nelson wants to picture her home country in the future. The 31 year old former midwife lives at six mile, one of the overcrowded outskirt suburbs of Port Moresby and everyday... Read more

Once in a decade survey in PNG now underway
LAE, Papua New Guinea -- A nationwide survey of more than 19,000 Papua New Guinean households is being conducted to get a snapshot of country’s population and health indicators. United Nations... Read more