Project Background

An integral part of the EU-PNG Partnership for Good Governance, the overall goal of the ‘Project on Preventing and Countering Corruption in Papua New Guinea’ (PNG) (the ‘PNG Anti-Corruption Project’) is to substantially reduce corruption, including through supporting the Papua New Guinea Government, key national institutions, civil society and communities to strengthen their commitment and capacities to address corruption in line with the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), and to progress the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals more effectively, for the benefit of all Papua New Guineans. The project contributes to the 2030 Agenda, notably SDG 16. Specifically, the Project aims to strengthen PNG’s national integrity system by strengthening core anti-corruption institutions and processes and by supporting key government and non-government bodies. The Project is being implemented jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

It has been designed specifically to support the PNG Government’s development priorities. It is framed to support the National Anti-Corruption Plan of Action (NACPA) 2020-2025 to implement the PNG National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2010-2030. The NACS is a critical enabler of the PNG Vision 2050, explicitly recognizing that “Combating corruption is a necessary precondition for national development and will be a key basis upon which the Vision 2050 goals will be achieved” (p. 5, NACS). The Project is aligned with PNG’s development agenda, as described by the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) III (2018-2022), in particular, Goal 6, which aimed to promote good governance, the rule of law, and reduce corruption, and MTDP IV (2023-2027), which identifies Rule of Law and Justice and Strategic Partnerships among its twelve strategic priority areas and deliberate intervention programs (SPA). The Project is being delivered in support of the MDTP-III, MTDP IV, the PNG UN Development Assistance Framework, the PNG UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2024-2028), and the European Commission’s policy of zero tolerance for corruption, through four outcomes. 
 

Project Outcomes

Outcome 1: NACPA progressively implemented and monitored, including through law reform (UNDP)
Outcome 2: ICAC established and functioning in accordance with UNCAC recommendations, standards and good practices (UNODC)
Outcome 3: Capacities of key institutional anti-corruption partners to fight against corruption enhanced (UNODC)
Outcome 4: Network of community stakeholders in support of anti-corruption efforts mobilized (UNDP)
 

Status: Active

Time Frame:

•    Project start date: 6 August 2021
•    Project end date: 14 December 2026
 

Location: Papua New Guinea

Focus Area: Anti-corruption

Beneficiaries: ICAC, FASU, RPNGC, NFACD, OPP, DPM & NEC, TI PNG, CSOs, PNG Business Council, PNG Media Council.

Partners: Key Project’s partners are the Government of Papua New Guinea, key national institutions, civil society, and communities.

Donor: European Union

Budget: EUR 9,150,000 

Contacts (UNDP):
Dr Alma Sedlar
UNDP Chief Technical Adviser (Anti-Corruption)
E: alma.sedlar@undp.org