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GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEPAPUA NEW GUINEAMEASURES

Papua New Guinea

Region: Oceania / Population: 10,390M / Female Population: 5,042M

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Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence

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Start Year	End Year	Measure Title	Type of Measure	Form of Violence
2002		Criminal Code (Sexual Offences and Crimes against Children) Act	Laws > Violence against women > Legislation	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence
2006	2010	National Gender Policy and Plan on HIV And AIDS	Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Child early and forced marriage; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2010	2030	Development Strategic Plan	Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2011	2015	Medium Term Development Plan	Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2011	2015	National HIV and AIDS Strategy - Implementation Framework	Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2014		Section 253 of the Constitution	Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision	Violence against women and girls
2014		Section 36 of the Constitution	Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision	Violence against women and girls
2016	2018	The 2016-18 Papua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey	Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey	Violence against women and girls

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