Waking Up to the Price of Corruption
Weeks ahead of a national election in Papua New Guinea, 3000 people gathered in the capital, Port Moresby, for the sixth annual Sir Anthony Siaguru Walk against Corruption organised by Transparency...
View ArticlePacific Coastal Fisheries in Dire Need of Protection
Coastal fisheries in Papua New Guinea, used primarily by local subsistence fisher folk, will face increasing pressure from climate change, compounding the twin problems of population growth and...
View ArticlePoverty Drives Child Labour
In an informal settlement of 10,000 people on the outskirts of Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, Tembari Children’s Care – a new grassroots initiative – is providing protection, food and...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea Casts Wide Net Against Malaria
In Papua New Guinea, a Pacific Island nation located south of the equator, 90 percent of the population is at risk of malaria and 1.9 million cases are reported every year. But, according to a recent...
View ArticleFrom the Field to the Rubbish Heap
Agriculture provides a livelihood to the majority of the population in Papua New Guinea, a developing island nation of approximately seven million in the south west Pacific. However, the loss and...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea Poll ‘Free but not Fair’
Papua New Guinea’s national election, which ended a ten-month leadership duel between National Alliance Party and veteran post-Independence leader Sir Michael Somare, and Peter O’Neill, leader of the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Uncertainties Halt Deep Sea Mining
The world’s first deep sea mineral (DSM) mining venture in the Bismarck Sea off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific has come to a halt after two years of development. While...
View ArticleWomen Demand Equality in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, the most populous nation in the Pacific Islands, is ranked 153 out of 187 countries worldwide for gender equality, which is evident in education, employment, health and political...
View ArticlePacific Island Wakes Up to Threat of Oil Spills
Coral reefs and marine ecosystems in the Milne Bay Province of the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea are at serious risk of long-term environmental damage. The reason: an oil spill from a ship...
View ArticleAustralian Boot to Asylum Seekers Challenged
Papua New Guinean opposition leader Belden Namah has launched legal proceedings against an Australian detention centre for asylum seekers in Manus province of this South Pacific island nation. Namah...
View ArticleThe Future of the Pacific Ocean Hangs in the Balance
Over 10 million residents of Small Island Developing States depend on the Pacific Ocean for survival. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPSThe immense scale of the Pacific Ocean, at 165 million square...
View ArticleNo Quick Fixes to Sorcery-Related Violence
Villagers in the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea, where over 200 people have been killed in sorcery-related violence. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPSFollowing worldwide outrage over a spate of brutal...
View ArticleThe Classrooms Are Full – but the Students Can’t Read
School children in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPSMany Pacific Island nations are celebrating the success of rising school enrolment rates, with 14...
View ArticleAustralia Sends First Refugees to Papua New Guinea
An inmate at the Manus asylum seekers detention centre in Papua New Guinea. Credit: Australian Department of ImmigrationThe first asylum-seekers sent to Papua New Guinea (PNG) under Australia’s tough...
View ArticleAustralian ‘Outsourcing’ of Refugees Challenged
Australians protest in Sydney against the new 'PNG Solution' for asylum seekers. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPSThe Australian asylum policy of rejecting boat arrivals has been condemned by the United...
View ArticleQ&A: Where Abusing Women Is “An Accepted Norm”
Mathilde Bagneres interviews LILLY BE'SOER, founder of Voice for Change, Papua New GuineaBy Mathilde BagneresUNITED NATIONS, Feb 29 2012 (IPS) Violence, torture and other forms of cruel treatment are...
View ArticleMangroves Lead Battle Against Rising Seas
Sea level rise near Papua New Guinea, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the southwest Pacific, is estimated at seven millimetres per year, double the global annual average of 2.8-3.6 mm. In a...
View ArticleUrban Settlers Battle Evictions
Residents of the Paga Hill Settlement in Port Moresby are living under tarpaulin shelters following an attempted eviction on May 12, 2012. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPSBy Catherine WilsonPORT MORESBY,...
View ArticleFamily Planning and Subsistence Agriculture Key to Food Security
Papua New Guinea is a natural habitat for diverse food crops and wild plants. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPSBy Catherine WilsonPORT MORESBY, Jun 6 2012 (IPS) Papua New Guinea’s high fertility rate is...
View ArticleWaking Up to the Price of Corruption
Sir Anthony Siaguru Walk Against Corruption held in Port Moresby on May 27, 2012. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPSBy Catherine WilsonPORT MORESBY, Jun 14 2012 (IPS) Weeks ahead of a national election in...
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