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Papua New Guinea  Prime Minister  James Marape says he is not in a rush to make ministerial appointments after he was elected by an overwhelming 97-0 in Parliament last Tuesday (August 9 2022). He stated this  when giving an update on ministerial appointments. “We are not in a rush to make Cabinet appointments,” PM Marape said. “I want to first see who in our current Coalition are able persons to be entrusted with portfolios. “We want to ensure that whilst we satisfy our political obligations to all Coalition partners, the best persons must be appointed to various portfolios. “Also, as we review individual department and agency performances of the last three years, we want to also look at heads of departments and agencies so that we appoint experienced and capable people. “This is so that we hit the ground running so that we achieve the outcomes we desire.” PM Marape said one of the most-striking things about Papua New Guinea was that the Human Development Index (HDI) had not improved ...

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT: Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Japan today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on a Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) at the margins of the United Nations 27th Climate Conference (COP 27) in Egypt.  The Joint Crediting Mechanism is an emerging project-based bilateral offset crediting mechanism initiated by the Government of Japan to facilitate implementation of advanced low-carbon technologies for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in host countries. The signing signaled the start of the two countries’ collaborative efforts to meet their respective National Determined Contributions (NDCs) commitment under the Paris Agreement in addressing the impacts of climate change. NDCs are efforts by each country to reduce national carbon emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, Honorable Simo Kilepa and Japan’s Minister for Environment, Aki...