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UNFPA Papua New Guinea

A lower middle-income country, Papua New Guinea is home to one of the world’s most ethnically diverse populations. Most people live in rural areas, often in areas of difficult access. This represents a complex challenge for health care and social services delivery. Fertility rates are high. UNFPA started work in Papua New Guinea in 1996. It helps improve the quality of and access to maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services, including for sexual and reproductive health. Programmes support in achieving the national development plans, extending measures to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, and collecting and analysing population data for development planning.

 

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Key results of Papua New Guinea in 2021 View more
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Reproductive rights, laws and policies

Strategies were in place to align laws, policies and regulations on reproductive rights
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Gender-based violence platform

A national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence was in place
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Minimum Initial Services Package

58
Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package
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Life skills programmes for girls

3,300
Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes
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Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

14
Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls
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Key humanitarian results 2021

UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries

Affected population reached with Family Planning services

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49) reached with SRH services

Number of people reached with SRH/GBV information and awareness activities

Number of mobile clinics

Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)

Number of safe spaces

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)

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Programme Activities

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Papua New Guinea 2022 Programme Activities data

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
By 2025, the reduction in gender-based violence and harmful practices has accelerated
Total Spending:
$4,118,064
Implemented by:
UNFPA $3,178,082 (77%)
NGO $722,899 (18%)
GOV $217,083 (5%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (13%)
Non-core Resources (87%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$568,684
Implemented by:
UNFPA $227,663 (40%)
NGO $341,022 (60%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (29)
Non-core Resources (71)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$1,522,132
Implemented by:
UNFPA $949,833 (62%)
NGO $355,215 (23%)
GOV $217,083 (14%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (19)
Non-core Resources (81)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$25,751
Implemented by:
UNFPA $25,751 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (95)
Non-core Resources (5)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$1,927,635
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,927,635 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (3)
Non-core Resources (97)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$73,861
Implemented by:
UNFPA $47,199 (64%)
NGO $26,662 (36%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (13)
Non-core Resources (87)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$987,938
Implemented by:
NGO $86,976 (9%)
UNFPA $873,306 (88%)
GOV $27,656 (3%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (98%)
Non-core Resources (2%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$77,757
Implemented by:
NGO $77,757 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (99)
Non-core Resources (1)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$162,407
Implemented by:
UNFPA $160,645 (99%)
GOV $1,761 (1%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (99)
Non-core Resources (1)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$104,430
Implemented by:
UNFPA $104,430 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (90)
Non-core Resources (10)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$643,344
Implemented by:
UNFPA $608,231 (95%)
NGO $9,219 (1%)
GOV $25,894 (4%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (99)
Non-core Resources (1)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$2,443,564
Implemented by:
NGO $107,804 (4%)
UNFPA $2,315,880 (95%)
GOV $19,880 (1%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (36%)
Non-core Resources (64%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$112,698
Implemented by:
NGO $112,698 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (62)
Non-core Resources (38)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$122,015
Implemented by:
UNFPA $122,015 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (98)
Non-core Resources (2)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$59,859
Implemented by:
UNFPA $39,979 (67%)
GOV $19,880 (33%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (99)
Non-core Resources (1)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$905,789
Implemented by:
UNFPA $905,789 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (9)
Non-core Resources (91)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$1,243,202
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,248,097 (100%)
NGO $-4,894 (-0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (44)
Non-core Resources (56)

Programme Documentation

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CPD Papua New Guinea [2018-2022] (DP/FPA/CPD/PNG/6)
Cycle: 2018-2022
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UNDAF Papua New Guinea [2012-2015]
Cycle: 2012-2015
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CPD Papua New Guinea [2008-2012] (DP/FPA/CPD/PNG/4)
Cycle: 2008-2012
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CCPD Papua New Guinea [2012-2015] (DP/FPA/OPS-ICEF/CCPD/2011/PNG/1)
Cycle: 2012-2015
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UNDAF Guinea [2012-2015]
Cycle: 2012-2015
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Technical notes and sources

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