Traditional models of development have come at an unprecedented price for our planetary systems, our way of life and the future of humanity according to the 2020 Human Development Report.

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World Wildlife Day, on 3 March, is an opportunity to celebrate Papua New Guinea’s exceptional wildlife, and the forests that sustain our people and Planet.

Papua New Guinea is blessed with incomparable levels of diversity. On World Wildlife Day 2021 we focus on ‘Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet’, to highlight the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystems that sustain people globally, particularly forest communities.

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UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet.

In Papua New Guinea, UNDP works to improve the state’s ability to deliver public services to its people, and in doing so, plays a vital role in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), raise the standard of living and protect human rights for all Papua New Guineans.

Interested in working for UNDP in Asia and the Pacific? Check out ourjobopportunities in the region.

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Know and raise awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals.

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population of youth

wage employment rate

gross national income (GNI) per capita

out of 193 countries in the Human Development Index

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