Papua New Guinea
Education, child health, and mining: Evidence from Papua New Guinea
This paper examines sustainable development challenges in Papua New Guinea focusing on education and child health. Regional disparities between mining and non-mining areas are assessed and the economic potential and social concerns associated with mining are reviewed. Using data from the Demographic and Health Survey the results of the study indicate that mining provinces exhibit poorer outcomes on proxies for human capital child health asset ownership access to public goods and state capacity. In addition a comparative analysis with Papua Indonesia sheds light on the multifaceted challenges faced by Papua New Guinea in achieving sustainable development.
No. 51485. United States of America and Papua New Guinea
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea Regarding the Surrender of Persons to the International Criminal Court. Washington 30 September 2004