New Guinea
New Guinea (Tok Pisin: Niugini; Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Indonesian: Papua, historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island and, with an area of 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq mi), the largest island in the Southern Hemisphere. Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, it is separated by the 150-kilometre (81 nmi; 93 mi) wide Torres Strait from the Australian continent. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the independent state of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea or West Papua, …
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ICIPE: African Insect Science for Food and Health · 18 October 2024 English
Started in 2015, the GBS series brings together Indeed, the ReSAKSS 2024 Annual Trends experts and stakeholders from all hemispheres and and Outlook Report (ATOR), titled ‘Advancing backgrounds, representing the …
diseases icipe in partnership with the French Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji, developmental challenges through … climate (GI) for the honey produced in Mau Forest. New Guinea. change; and contributing to A globally recognised …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
PLAN (Textual Part) Project information: Papua New Guinea (PNG), Urban Youth Employment Project II, P-166420 … Papua New Guinea : Urban Youth Employment Project II General Information Country: Papua New Guinea Bank’s …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 English
A Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) is a diagnostic instrument to analyze key constraints to growth, support policy dialogue with the government, and inform engagement with different stakeholders. During February 2023 …
Pacific countries like Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, often intertwined with the social impacts of …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 17 October 2024 English
7 EXPLANATORY NOTES The designations employed and the presentation of the The following abbreviations have been used in the material in the World Drug Report do not imply the present …
Futuna (Malvinas) Islands > Melanesia: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia > …
World Bank Group · 16 October 2024 English
This paper identifies key challenges in health care and long-term care as populations age and provides examples of how countries are responding to them. The paper focuses on developing countries …
equivalent to a 46-year-old individual in Papua New Guinea, and in both cases, they show the same age-related … obesity in populations (Kilpi et al. 2014). Papua New Guinea, for instance, has an overweight/obesity prevalence …
The Asia Foundation · 16 October 2024 English
The senior program officer closely coordinates and engages with Pacific RISE-CTIP's partner organizations, consultants, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment with program objectives, timely delivery of outputs, and compliance with …
Moresby, Papua New Guinea Contract Term: To be negotiated Eligibility: Papua New Guinea national Background … Manage the relationship with USAID, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government at the national level, and government …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
The annual index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. …
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APO: Asian Productivity Organization · 15 October 2024 English
The specific objectives of the research were to (1) identify the emerging needs for productivity enhancement by analyzing enterprises’ success during and after the pandemic; (2) examine the relationship between …
economy in the Pacific Islands, just behind Papua New Guinea, comprising over 300 islands and 880,000 people … region’s GDP with 14% contribution while Papua New Guinea contributes 70% to the region’s GDP [21]. Overseas …
World Bank Group · 15 October 2024 English
In its Business Plan FY25-30, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) aims to support client countries on three overarching objectives: (i) ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy …
conducted surveys in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, and South Sudan. The Global Electricity …
