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The UN Highlands Joint Programme Hosts National Conference to Advance Small Arms Control Strategy

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UN Highlands Joint Programme expands to Enga and Western Highlands Provinces

The decision was announced during an inception workshop held in Mt. Hagen in late June 2025.

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The Government of Papua New Guinea launches a new National Land Use Management System

The new integrated, web-based platform aims to revolutionize land use planning and management across the nation.

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UNDP co-hosts the first PNG Protected Areas Series of 2025

For two days, managers of protected areas, owners of green and blue businesses, and environmental activists from across the country gathered at the Loloata…

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Parliament Launches Nationwide Inquiry into Customary Land Tenure Reform and Resource Governance

With UNDP's support, the Special Parliamentary Committee on Customary Land and Land Reform has launched a nationwide inquiry into customary land tenure reform…

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2024 Regional Human Development Report for Asia and the Pacific

Making our future: New directions for Human Development in Asia and the Pacific

To reinvigorate human development amidst a turbulent landscape, the 2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report proposes new directions. Building on the region’s past successes, Making Our Future sets out practical pathways and advocates a three-pillar approach: mainstreaming human development, recalibrating growth strategy, and making change happen.

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Updates from the field

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It is time for Papua New Guinea to embrace youth as its greatest asset

In his op-ed for World Youth Skills Day 2025, UNDP Resident Representative, Nicholas Booth, highlights the importance of investing in Papua New Guinea's large…

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Lama Teffatu (left) and fellow youth participants take part in a group activity during the Movers Workshop on Climate Change and Renewable Energy session at the Innovation Hub in Buka.
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Learning to Lead: A Young Woman’s First Step into Green Entrepreneurship

My name is Lama Teffatu. I am 24 years old and from Mortlock Island, a small atoll in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARB) in Papua New Guinea. It takes…

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It's time for a united front to beat plastic pollution in Papua New Guinea

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Stories
'Suku Valley is coming back to life:' A Story of Reconciliation and Revival

In May 2025, UNDP opened a new market in Suku Valley, where UNDP and the Catholic Diocese negotiated a historic peace agreement in 2023.

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Solar panels on the rooftop of the Innovation hub in Buka
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Enabler of Tomorrow: Bougainville’s Solar Transformation for Empowerment

UNDP has brought renewable energy to the heart of Bougainville by installing solar panels on the roof of the Innovation Hub in Buka, unlocking new opportunities…

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UNDP Papua New Guinea concentrates its efforts on building the country’s capacity to promote inclusive, pro-poor growth, effective governance, and sustainable and resilient development

Papua New Guinea in numbers

154

out of

193 countries in the Human Development Index

9

percent

of the world's biodiversity is estimated to be found in Papua New Guinea

151

out of

166 countries in the UNDP Gender Equality Index

66

percent

of women experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime

79

percent

of Papua New Guinea is covered by forest

20

percent

of the population has access to reliable electricity

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