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25 April 2018
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Mendi, Papua New Guinea – When a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the remote Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea on February 26, Julian Ako, just 18 years old, was heavily... Read more
8 March 2018
Statement
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
8 March 2018
Statement
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
13 February 2018
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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
6 February 2018
Statement
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
25 January 2018
Press Release
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
12 January 2018
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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
8 February 2017
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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
2 February 2017
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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
1 February 2017
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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