Papua New Guinea
Parliamentarians
to End Gender-Based Violence

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1

PNG woman beaten every 30 seconds

81%

of PNG GBV perpetrators are husbands or partners

1.5m

GBV victims every year in PNG

2

doctors per 2,000 people across PNG

Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment

The Permanent Parliamentary Committee on GEWE was established by the 11th Parliament. It holds inquiries and hearings and regularly reports to Parliament.

Special Parliamentary Committee on GBV

This Parliamentary Committee was established by the 10th Parliament in 2020. Public hearings were held in May 2021 and April 2022 and Reports tabled in Parliament for consideration and action.

Coalition of MPs to End GBV

The Coalition was a bi-partisan group of national Members of Parliament who came together during the 10th Parliament to take action to address violence against women and children across PNG.