Statement of PAPUA NEW GUINEA at UNGA73

“Many issues are on the table either formally or in informal meetings on the sidelines… And— very importantly, gender equality.”

“Our greatest challenges is to protect women and girls, to ensure they have full equality in our society […] our long term advancement depends on great improvements in this one crucial area. We are working hard to do this via policies and laws, combating gender-based violence, providing business opportunities in the formal and informal sectors such as micro-credit schemes and investing in our girls and women's education at all levels of our education system. The 6 changes are noticeable as we have put in an additional one million more young people to schools, and in particular, girls.”