AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoClean Energy: Two Australian-backed solar projects worth PGK12.8 million will bring power to 66,000 people in Oro and Bougainville, including remote schools and homes. Humanitarian Emergency: PNG has declared a national emergency as El Niño-driven drought threatens water, food, health services and education across all four regions. Bougainville’s Future: A new Melanesian Framework aims to guide the next stage of PNG–Bougainville talks, drawing on public concerns, shared culture and kinship ties. Youth Opportunities: More than 15,000 disengaged young people have registered for a national strategy linking them with training, jobs and business opportunities; Western Highlands is the 11th province to join. Education: The government is processing the remaining K226 million in tuition-free funding for schools as national exams begin. Living Heritage: Port Moresby’s former House of Assembly, once a colonial and wartime hospital, served as the territory’s legislature before independence. Community Conservation: Elders in Muluk periodically close part of their reef to fishing, helping it recover and offering a community-led model for conservation.
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