Papua New Guinea,officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea,is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia. Its capital,located along its southeastern coast,is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country,with an area of 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi).
For administrative purposes,Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions called provinces. There are 22 provincial-level divisions,which include 20 provinces,the Autonomous Region of Bougainville,and the National Capital District of Port Moresby.
Pacific Solution is the name given to the Government of Australia policy of transporting asylum seekers to detention centres on island nations in the Pacific Ocean,rather than allowing them to land on the Australian mainland. Initially implemented from 2001 to 2007,it had bipartisan support from the Coalition and Labor opposition at the time. The Pacific Solution consisted of three central strategies:
Sir Michael Thomas Somare was a Papua New Guinean politician. Widely called the "father of the nation",he was the first Prime Minister after independence. At the time of his death,Somare was also the longest-serving prime minister,having been in office for 17 years over three separate terms:from 1975 to 1980;from 1982 to 1985;and from 2002 to 2011. His political career spanned from 1968 until his retirement in 2017. Besides serving as PM,he was minister of foreign affairs,leader of the opposition and governor of East Sepik Province.
For administrative purposes,Papua New Guinea (PNG) is divided into administrative divisions called regions and provinces. Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions and 22 province-level divisions:20 provinces plus the autonomous region (Bougainville) and the National Capital District.
Deforestation in Papua New Guinea has been extensive and in recent decades from 2001 to 2020,Papua New Guinea lost 1.57Mha of tree cover,equivalent to a 3.7% decrease in tree cover since 2000,and 1.15Gt of CO₂e emissions.
Peter Charles Paire O'Neill is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2011 to 2019. From 2002 until the present he served as Member of Parliament for Ialibu-Pangia. He occupied several positions as a Cabinet minister before being elected as Prime Minister. He is the leader of the Papua New Guinea National Congress. Towards the end of his tenure,he avoided a vote of no confidence by resigning his position,and was succeeded by James Marape as prime minister. O'Neill won the Ialibu-Pangia seat in 2022 in the first round with a large majority. This is unusual in PNG politics.
David Arore is a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007 until unseated by a court decision in 2015 and again from a 2015 by-election until 2017. He was Minister for Higher Education,Research,Science &Technology under Peter O'Neill from 2011 to 2014.
Belden Namah is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea for the Papua New Guinea Party,representing Vanimo-Green since 2007. He served in Cabinet from 2007 to 2010 and as Deputy Prime Minister from 2011 to 2012. From 2012,he was an important member of the Parliamentary opposition. After retaining his seat in the 2022 election,he rejoined the government benches.
The following lists events that happened in 2014 in Papua New Guinea.
People's Movement for Change is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
Events in the year 2017 in Papua New Guinea.
Bire Kimisopa is a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017,both times representing the seat of Goroka Open. He was Minister for Internal Security (2003–2006) and Minister for Justice (2006–2007) in Michael Somare's third government. He was the leader of the United Party from 2002 to 2007 and leader of the New Generation Party from 2016 to 2017.
Amkat Mai was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was elected to the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea at the 2012 election as Governor of West Sepik Province,lost office on 4 October 2013 when his election was declared void by the National Court of Papua New Guinea,and returned to Parliament when he won a subsequent by-election for his seat in August 2015. He was variously a member of the Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party (2012),Papua New Guinea Party (2012) and National Alliance Party (2012–2021).
Events in the year 2018 in Papua New Guinea.
Prostitution in Papua New Guinea is generally regarded as illegal but widely practiced with the laws rarely enforced. Prostitution occurs on the streets,in bars,brothels and in logging,mining,and palm oil areas. In 2010 it was estimated there were 2.000 prostitutes in the capital,Port Moresby. The drought in 2016 caused a rise in prostitution. Many of the women have turned to sex work due to poverty or unemployment.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Papua New Guinea on 20 March 2020. On 4 May 2020,Papua New Guinea was declared COVID-19 free. However,on 20 June,the government confirmed another case of COVID-19,meaning that the disease was present again within the country.
Events in the year 2020 in Papua New Guinea.
Events in the year 2021 in Papua New Guinea.
Events in the year 2022 in Papua New Guinea.
