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 The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission  Coordination Centre will be the engine room for the National General Election 2022. The Electoral Commissioner Mr Simon Sinai made this remark at  the launch of the Centre, last Friday 1 July 2022, adding the purpose of the  Centre’s is  to collect and collate information from provinces during polling and counting, monitor election operations, managing internet and filtering information to relevant stakeholders. Caption: Electoral Commissioner Mr Simon Sinai during the launching of the Coordination Centre. He  also acknowledged the work of the Joint Security Task Force during this time of election, as safety and security is an important pillar of any election. Mr Sinai has also appointed a  former director general  of the Office of the Prime Minister, Simon Cholai,   as officer in charge of the Centre. “The Coordination  Centre  will go live during this election operation in providing updates and progress of the elections. “It  will be a   fo

 PNG Prime Minister  James Marape has welcomed a new cooperation project with the European Union on ‘Forest, Climate Change and Biodiversity’ in Papua New Guinea. He welcomed the project during a meeting with Frans Timmermans, Vice President of the European Commission, on the sidelines of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, last Wednesday (Thursday PNG time). PM Marape arrived back in PNG today (Sunday, March 5, 2023) after attending the Summit. “This project comes at the right time to support us with the preservation of our forests and biodiversity and help us to fight climate change through carbon markets among other green growth initiatives,” PM Marape said. “Papua New Guinea has extensive forests and biodiversity that we want to properly harness and develop to support sustainable livelihoods for our rural communities.  “The action supports our ambition to ensure sustainable management of our natural resources and our goal to move to a green, carbon neutral economy by 2050.”