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Child rights

Children drinking water from a UNICEF water pump.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Clean water, basic toilets and good hygiene practices are essential for the survival and development of children and women.

A mother and child waiting outside the Family Support Centre.

Child protection

Protection from violence, exploitation and abuse.

A nurse prepares the medicine to inject.

Health

We work to ensure the survival and health of children and women

Early Childhood Development in Papua New Guinea.

Government of Papua New Guinea leads the way in reporting Child Rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Papua New Guinea High Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19

Data Collection: December 2020 – January 2021

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The new incoming Country Representative for UNICEF Papua New Guinea, Dr. Claudes Kamenga, last week presented his Letter of Introduction to the Government, to officially take up his post in-country.

New UNICEF Country Representative, Dr. Claudes Kamenga, takes up appointment in Papua New Guinea

A UNICEF worker prepares boxes of hygiene and dignity kits that were airlifted to Tari, Hela Province for hundreds of people displaced by recent tribal fights.

UN Calls for an Immediate Cessation of Violence in Hela Province and Mobilizes Humanitarian Assistance for Affected Communities

Papua New Guinea conflict in Tari-Pori district, Hela Province

A child receiving an immunisation shot during a mobile outreach near Madang town in Madang Province.

Worldwide Measles Deaths Climb 50% from 2016 to 2019 Claiming Over 207,500 Lives in 2019

UN team after the opening of the Mendi office

UN Strengthens Presence in Highlands with Offices Opened in Mendi and Tari

UNICEF today handed over essential life-saving equipment - eight ventilators and 20 oxygen concentrators - to the Papua New Guinea Government as part of ongoing support for the country’s COVID-19 response.

UNICEF hands over essential life saving equipment to PNG Government