ICRC Papua New Guinea

The ICRC in PNG. 🇵🇬
Promoting humanitarian values & tweeting stories from operations across the Highlands, Port Moresby & Bougainville.

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"I was doing grade 8 when fight broke out. When it happened, I left everything & ran away with my parents."

"This yr I managed to come back & complete my studies... Education is the only way of getting a better life.”

- Glenda Aldor, grade 8 students at Wabi School.

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The Regional Delegation in the Pacific welcomes Nara Gonzalez as our new Head of Mission for the ICRC in Papua New Guinea.

Nara joins us with an incredibly broad and global background, bringing a wealth of international experience to our team. Her diverse expertise will be instrumental as we continue our work focusing on Protecting Family Links in Papua New Guinea.

We look forward to the energy and perspective Nara brings to the ICRC’s Mission.

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Health care must never be a casualty of war. Ten years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2286, the international community must move from commitments to concrete action to protect health care in armed conflict.

Today, health facilities are still being destroyed. Medical workers and patients are still being killed. That is not a failure of the law. It is a failure of political will.

We urge world leaders to show the leadership needed to end this violence.

Our statement: https://t.co/6V6r10gBao

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The rules of war are clear.

In times of conflict, civilians should not become a target of military operations.

👉 They cannot be attacked.
👉 They must be protected.
👉 They are not a target.

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The 3rd International Conference for the Families of Missing Persons ends today, in which over 700 families of Missing Persons from around the world will come together to share experiences and to gain inspiration from one another.

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📍Good morning from Tindom hill, Southern Highlands Province ☀️

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Humanitarian work is more than just helping others in times of need, it is every act of kindness towards everyone you meet, both young and old, at all times.
Have a great Friday and a safe weekend!

📍Lakolam, Wabag, Enga Province

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Women play very important roles in our families and in our communities as a whole.
Women take care of household chores, raise children, tend to garden needs and sell garden produce to earn an income.
Respect maintains peace and harmony 📷

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"There is more than what meets the eye".

This simply means, there is more to something than what we see.

📷Mulitaka, Enga Province.

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Our programs in the community are important as it helps us understand better the needs of the people in the different communities.

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📍Mt Hagen, Western highlands province
A cuscus is a possum specie found in Papua New Guinea, particular in the cooler parts of the country like the highlands. Belonging to the marsupial family, cuscus mainly eat leaves, fruits, and flowers.

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There are different reasons behind Tribal fights.
Whatever the reasons is, it is of importance that women. children, health facilities, health workers schools, churches and those not part taking in the fights to be protected at all times.

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The ICRC in PNG works closely with family members that lost loved ones during the Bougainville crisis.
It is of grave importance that these families have a sense of emotional closure and to find solace knowing that they are not alone.

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Part of the ICRC`s ongoing support to health clinics and hospitals in the highland's region a Set Dressing Kit which was donated by the ICRC and was presented by Health Field Officer Joe Putt and received by Sr Serah Dot- Hospital Manager of Mt Hagen Provincial Hospital.

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In times of war, neutrality is not indifference;

it is a deliberate way of working to be able to help without taking sides, allowing us to reach those who need it most.

Join us and artist @Vaskange on the often misunderstood role of neutrality.

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📌 A beautiful view of the Buka passage, Bougainville 🌴

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Eight health workers from different provinces in the Highlands of PNG attended a 4-day training on provision of psychosocial support which was conducted by the ICRC. It was based on mental health and psychosocial support to people affected by violence, including sexual violence.

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In solidarity.
Out of respect.
With compassion.
For love.

Today, we mark the Day of the Disappeared.

Across the world, we stand with the families of missing relatives.
#IDOD

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📢 Everyone should have access to health care.

Pictured here is one of the sexual health nurses at the Mendi Support Centre in the Highlands.

The Mendi Support Centre assists women who have experienced any type of violence.

📸Caitlin Welch, 2019

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Some of the stunning scenery along the Highlands Highway 💚

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Addressing the mental health needs of people affected by tribal fighting in #PNG is about responding to suffering beyond physical wounds.

👏We're saluting these women of #PNG who travel to far flung areas to support communities dealing with stress & trauma.