Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, 18 February: The United Nations in Papua New Guinea is deeply concerned by recent reports of forced evictions and burning of houses in the Baruni informal settlement in Port Moresby allegedly by the police,…
Papua New Guinea
At each provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea is a specialist centre. For survivors of gender-based violence, these centres provide a one-stop shop for medical treatment and counselling, as well as provision of referrals to safe…
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, 2 Dec 2024: The United Nations in Papua New Guinea is deeply concerned by the recent arrest and charges against journalist and human rights defender Hannah Joku, encouraging the government to sustain its efforts…
Papua New Guinea
As she enters her third year of nursing in a remote health centre in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Deborah is aware that she won’t be stationed there forever. One day, she’ll be transferred to serve a…
Papua New Guinea
Taboos surrounding sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) are often harmful to victims/survivors, hindering their recovery journeys and sometimes even their access to life-saving health care. It is imperative that victims/survivors of sexual and gender-based violence are offered…
Papua New Guinea
“I remember a gender-based violence survivor who had everything taken away from her", recalls Gemma Losema, a Community Health Worker in Papua New Guinea. “She was in a very violent situation and came to the Family Support…
Papua New Guinea
On June 19th, many people across the globe marked the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. This day aims to raise awareness of the prevalence and soaring numbers of people, mainly women,…
Papua New Guinea
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Funded by the Australian Government through the Justice Services and Stability for Development Program (JSS4D), the research project was conducted between June and October 2019 by a small team from the Australian National University (ANU),…
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, 1 July 2020 Gender-based violence (GBV) and Family and Sexual Violence (FSV) continues to be a significant concern in Papua New Guinea. The global COVID-19 pandemic and associated socio-economic impact in the country has…
Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, April 18, 2018— The World Bank Group and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) today awarded over $79,000 to a non-governmental organization in Papua New Guinea to help reduce incidents of gender-based violence (GBV). The…
