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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 humanitarian results 2021

Women assisted to deliver babies safely in UNFPA-supported facilities

Affected population reached with Family Planning services

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

People reached with awareness-raising activities and GBV-lifesaving information in-person

Number of mobile clinics

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

Safe Spaces for women and girls, supported by UNFPA

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

Personnel trained on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for SRH

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Programme Activities

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Papua New Guinea 2023 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:
$5,334,518
Implemented by:
GOV $502,029 (9%)
UNFPA $3,963,499 (74%)
NGO $868,990 (16%)
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:
$165,725
Implemented by:
UNFPA $28,920 (17%)
GOV $136,804 (83%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (4)
Non-core Resources (96)
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:
$3,316,064
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,131,727 (64%)
NGO $819,112 (25%)
GOV $365,225 (11%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (12)
Non-core Resources (88)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$17,782
Implemented by:
NGO $17,782 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
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:
$50,096
Implemented by:
UNFPA $20,677 (41%)
NGO $29,420 (59%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (41)
Non-core Resources (59)
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:
$1,717,098
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,717,098 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (10)
Non-core Resources (90)
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:
$67,754
Implemented by:
UNFPA $65,078 (96%)
NGO $2,676 (4%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (96)
Non-core Resources (4)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$1,361,058
Implemented by:
GOV $181,004 (13%)
UNFPA $1,175,616 (86%)
NGO $4,438 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (60%)
Non-core Resources (40%)
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:
$37,453
Implemented by:
GOV $37,453 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$39,000
Implemented by:
UNFPA $38,889 (100%)
NGO $111 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (0)
Non-core Resources (100)
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:
$150,731
Implemented by:
UNFPA $150,731 (100%)
GOV $0 (-0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
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:
$470,088
Implemented by:
UNFPA $470,088 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (10)
Non-core Resources (90)
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:
$663,786
Implemented by:
UNFPA $515,907 (78%)
NGO $4,327 (1%)
GOV $143,552 (22%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (92)
Non-core Resources (8)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$2,376,184
Implemented by:
GOV $133,884 (6%)
UNFPA $2,181,546 (92%)
NGO $60,755 (3%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (10%)
Non-core Resources (90%)
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:
$65,387
Implemented by:
GOV $65,387 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
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:
$78,667
Implemented by:
UNFPA $12,855 (16%)
GOV $65,812 (84%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (13)
Non-core Resources (87)
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:
$820,697
Implemented by:
UNFPA $820,697 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (10)
Non-core Resources (90)
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:
$1,411,434
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,347,994 (96%)
NGO $60,755 (4%)
GOV $2,685 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (11)
Non-core Resources (89)

Programme Documentation

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CPD Papua New Guinea [2024-2028] (DP/FPA/CPD/PNG/7)
Cycle: 2024-2028
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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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