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Papua New Guinea

Next review: 2026

Timeline for UPR engagement in the current cycle

Please note that the Pre-sessions 53, held ahead of the 53rd session of the UPR Working Group, will take place from Tuesday 25 to Friday, 28 August 2026. The complete and final programme of the Pre-sessions will be published on UPR Info website at the beginning of August. The date indicated below is for reference purposes only.

Review phasei
Close
From the date of the Working Group session until the Adoption outcome report (approximately 4- 6 months)
Follow up phasei
Close
Approximately 3 years starting from the Adoption of the outcome reports
National consultations and drafting phasei
Close
1 year before the next Working Group
Advocacy phasei
Close
From the submission of Other Stakeholders reports until Working group session (approximately 7 months).
UPR Working Group
01-11-2021
Adoption outcome report
05-2022
Stakeholders report deadline
10-04-2026
National report deadline
01-07-2026
Pre session
25-08-2026
UPR Working Group
01-11-2026

Civil Society Materials

Pre-session Statement

Pre-session Statement

Papua_New_Guinea_BCFW_presentation
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Papua_New_Guinea_BCFW_statement
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Papua_New_Guinea_TIPNG_presentation
EN
Papua_New_Guinea_TIPNG_statement
EN

Documents by CSOs

Factsheets

Papua_New_Guinea_TIPNG_factsheet
EN

Official OHCHR documents

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/39/PNG/2
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/39/PNG/3
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

Civil society and other submissions

Executive summary of civil society’s UPR submission
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PS 39 Stmt International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP)
EN
PS 39 Stmt Magna Carta
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PS 39 Stmt Papua Native Landowners Association Inc
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PS 39 Stmt PNG Tribal foundation
EN

NGO submissions

ADFI - Aramba Development Foundation Inc
EN
AI - Amnesty International
EN
AI - Amnesty International-Annex
EN
CERD - Centre for Environmental Research & Development
EN
DCCSL - Daulo Commodities Cooperative Society LTD
EN
ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice
EN
HRIP - Human Rights Inter-Pacific Association (HRIPA) Inc
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
ICAAD NGO - ICAAD
EN
ICAN - International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
EN
IHI - IGAT HOPE INC
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
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JS10 - Joint Submission 10
EN
JS11 - Joint Submission 11
EN
JS12 - Joint Submission 12
EN
JS13 - Joint Submission 13
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JS14 - Joint Submission 14
EN
JS15 - Joint Submission 15
FR
JS2 - Joint Submission 2
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JS3 - Joint Submission 3
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4
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JS5 - Joint Submission 5
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JS6 - Joint Submission 6
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JS7 - Joint Submission 7
EN
JS8 - Joint Submission 8
EN
JS9 - Joint Submission 9
EN
KCPNG - Kapul Champions PNG
EN
OHR - Oceania Human Rights Hawaii
EN
SAWOA - Sakales Women's Association
EN
UPR BCU - The UPR Project at BCU
EN
UPR PNG - RE - UPR 3rd cycle. Papua New Guinea - Roselyn Erehe
EN
WCDF - West Coast Development Foundation
EN

Annex NGO submissions

AI - Amnesty International-Annex
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UN Compilation for PNG - OHCHR
EN
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
EN
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
EN

Review in the Working Group

Questions written in advance

Questions written in advance
EN
EN
EN
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/25/PNG/1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/25/PNG/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/25/PNG/3
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

Civil society and other submissions

UNCT in PNG - UN Country Team in Papua New Guinea
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UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
EN

NGO submissions

AN! - ACT NOW!
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AN! - ACT NOW! - Annex
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EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
CPI - Passionists International
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CPI - Passionists International - Annex
EN
CS - Cultural Survival
EN
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
GW - Global Witness
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
IP Association - International Presentation Association
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
EN
JS2 - Joint Submission 2
EN
JS3 - Joint Submission 3
EN
JS3 - Joint Submission 3 - Annex
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4 - Annex
EN
KC - Kapul Champions Inc.
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KC - Kapul Champions Inc. - Annex
EN
EN
MSF PNG - Medecins Sans Frontieres
EN
MSF PNG - Medecins Sans Frontieres - Annex
EN
OceaniaHR - Oceania Human Rights
EN
UNPO - Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
EN

Annex NGO submissions

AN! - ACT NOW! - Annex
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EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
CPI - Passionists International - Annex
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JS3 - Joint Submission 3 - Annex
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4 - Annex
EN
KC - Kapul Champions Inc. - Annex
EN
EN
MSF PNG - Medecins Sans Frontieres - Annex
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/25/l.7
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/33/10
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/33/10/Add.1
EN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/33/2: Report of the Human Rights Council on its thirty-third session
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

AI - Amnesty International
EN
Franciscan International
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
UN Women
EN
UNICEF
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/11/PNG/1
EN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/11/PNG/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/11/PNG/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NGO submissions

CELCOR - Centre for Environmental Rights
EN
IHRC-UOCL - University of Oklahoma College of Law International HR Clinic
EN
STP - Society for Threatened Peoples
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNCT
EN
UNHCR
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/11/L.16
EN

Questions written in advance

Advanced written questions
EN
EN

Questions written in advance additional

Advanced written questions
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/18/18
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/18/18/Corr.1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/18/18/Corr.1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/18/18/Add.1
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A/HRC/18/18/Add.1
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/18/2: Report of the Human Rights Council on its eighteenth session
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Amnesty International
EN
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
EN
RADDHO
FR

Follow-up

Mid-term Implementation Assessment

UPR Info's Mid-term Implementation Assessment
EN

News

Related documents

Papua_New_Guinea_TIPNG_presentation (EN)
Papua_New_Guinea_TIPNG_statement (EN)
Papua_New_Guinea_BCFW_presentation (EN)
Papua_New_Guinea_BCFW_statement (EN)