KEY FOCUS AND CHALLENGES - ISSUES PAPER - TRANSNATIONAL CRIME ON THE

According leadership roles and responsibilities, while ownership reflects to UNICEF Papua New Guinea (2022), 40 percent of the poor governance and a failure to fulfill obligations to the population in PNG lives below the extreme poverty line, people and the country. [...] The country shares borders with Indonesia to the west, Australia to the south, 2 ISSUES PAPER and the Solomon Islands to the southeast. [...] Weak the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and the PNG governance, corruption, improved technology, poverty, and Defence Force regarding the smuggling of illegal firearms the country’s geographical location contribute to the increase into the country. [...] poses a challenge to the economic development of PNG and Police officers in PNG lack the necessary skills to effectively the well-being of the younger generation. [...] stabilise the transnational crime in the country rather than being reactive after the crime being committed by One of the challenges is the inadequate skills to investigate the well-organised transnational criminals.