United Nations remains committed to the Government and people of Papua New Guinea

On 16 August, the United Nations Resident Coordinator a.i. Mr. Themba Arthur Kalua had a bilateral meeting with Mr Koney Samuel, Secretary of the Department of Planning and Monitoring (DNPM). During the meeting, Mr Kalua expressed the continued support of the United Nations to the Government and people of Papua New Guinea and discussed Papua New Guinea's Mid-Term Development Plan IV (MTDP-IV) and the next UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.

The United Nations has embarked on the development of the next United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for Papua New Guinea and will do so in close consultation with the Government of Papua New Guinea. The UNSDCF is nationally owned, and anchored in national development priorities, the 2030 Agenda and the principles of the UN Charter.