Papua New Guinea
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Oceania football chief quits unexpectedly
Apr 6, 2018Oceania Football Confederation president David Chung of Papua New Guinea announced his immediate resignation Friday for “personal reasons”. Chung’s term still had 10 months to run and a brief statement from OFC provided no further details... -
Multiple earthquakes in Papua New Guinea leave children traumatized
Mar 30, 2018One month after a series of earthquakes of magnitude 5-7.5 hit four Highlands provinces of Papua New Guinea, children are still in shock and suffering significant trauma and stress which could have negative consequences to their... -
Lifesaving UNICEF supplies reach Papua New Guinea to help children and families hardest hit by earthquakes
Mar 24, 2018UNICEF has this week delivered 23 metric tons of relief supplies to Papua New Guinea, including tents and tarpaulins, water purification tablets, hygiene kits, blankets and learning kits as part of ongoing efforts to help children... -
At least 14 dead in Papua New Guinea quake
Feb 28, 2018Up to 14 people were killed in landslides and by collapsed buildings during a powerful earthquake in the remote Papua New Guinea highlands, police and a hospital worker said on Tuesday, with unconfirmed reports of up... -
Hundreds evacuated as Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
Jan 7, 2018Some 600 residents on a tiny island off Papua New Guinea have been evacuated after a volcano previously believed to be dormant erupted and spewed a “continuous plume” of ash, officials and reports said Sunday. The... -
Takehiko Nakao meets Papua New Guinea’s PM
Aug 26, 2017News Hour Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today met with Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. Mr. Nakao was invited for lunch with the Prime Minister during his stopover in Port Moresby,... -
Kina Bank, ADB sign first trade finance deal in Papua New Guinea
May 10, 2017News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Kina Bank Limited (Kina) have signed a trade finance agreement enabling ADB’s Trade Finance Program (TFP) to provide a credit guarantee facility that can support up to $4... -
Papua New Guinea host forum on land and property rights for displaced
Feb 17, 2017News Hour: IOM, in partnership with the Government of Papua New Guinea, last week hosted a forum on land and property rights for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Present at the... -
Asian Development Bank continues strong development partnership with Papua New Guinea
Dec 10, 2016News Hour The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects to provide Papua New Guinea (PNG) with a total of $98 million for projects in 2016, ADB said at an event commemorating the long-standing partnership of ADB and... -
ADB and it’s partners boost rural health services in Western Highlands Province
Dec 4, 2016News Hour: Representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Government of Australia, National Department of Health, and the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority participated in an opening ceremony for the Alkena Community Health Post built under...
