Papua New Guinea
Additionally, reports of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women in ...
“Additionally, reports of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women in 2012 and the Special Rapporteur on Torture, and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2010 are being considered by the Government.”
Papua New Guinea is committed to gender empowerment and equality. We recogniz...
“Papua New Guinea is committed to gender empowerment and equality. We recognize women and girls, not only as key national development partners but whose inherent human dignity must be respected and safeguarded. This is a central pillar of our Constitution and a core value of our national development roadmap.”
To date, we have reported to the Human Rights Council on work done relating t...
“To date, we have reported to the Human Rights Council on work done relating to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in July 2010.”
A testament to the success of this measure is that more girls are enrolling i...
“A testament to the success of this measure is that more girls are enrolling in primary and upper levels of education with an increasing high retention level. More women are also increasingly employed, recognized and given higher responsibilities in our public and private sectors. In fact, we achieved a historical milestone that is unprecedented in our political history by electing, for the first-time ever, three women National Parliamentarians at any one- time, in our recent National Election. This positive trend is also increasing at our lower levels of government.”
We also recognize the critical importance of protecting our women and girls f...
“We also recognize the critical importance of protecting our women and girls from violence and discrimination. Papua New Guinea is taking a proactive approach through education, advocacy and legislation to prevent gender-based violence. We have made violence against women and girls a crime punishable by law. Partnership with all stakeholders including our development partners and civil society forms an important part of gender empowerment and equality. We commend the support of substantial funding announced at the margins of the Pacific Islands Forum level from Australia as well as other development partners including New Zealand, United States and the UN.”