AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPacific Culture: Fiji’s Trade and Tourism Expo has opened in Port Moresby, bringing Fijian food, products and performances to PNG ahead of Fiji’s Independence Day. Air Niugini has also flown PNG artists to Vanuatu’s inaugural Wan Pasifika Festival, where music and culture support a climate-action message. Community Wellbeing: A prolonged drought in Western Province has lowered river levels, disrupting food and fuel deliveries to remote communities, including Indigenous groups. Gender Equality: PNG stakeholders are shaping a national strategy to engage men and boys in tackling inequality and gender-based violence. Education: Wampar Secondary School brings secondary education closer to families in Huon Gulf, where the district had lacked its own school since independence. Sport: PNG’s Junior Kumuls made history with an 18–10 win over the Australian Schoolboys, a boost for the country’s rugby league pathways. Heritage and Conservation: Nakanai’s district administrator has urged families to pass traditional customs on to young people, while research highlights how valuing local knowledge and community decision-making can help conservation succeed, including on PNG’s reefs.
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