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• Amnesty International - Papua New Guinea
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Papua New Guinea
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Papua New Guinea
• Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) - Papua New Guinea
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Suva
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Papua New Guinea
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Papua New Guinea
• ReliefWeb - Papua New Guinea
• UNHCR - Papua New Guinea
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Papua New Guinea
• United States Department of State - Papua New Guinea
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Papua New Guinea