The United Nations Development Program believes that Inclusive and accountable political parties are very important for PNG’s democracy.
The 2017 National Elections saw no women candidate voted in as a member of the national parliament which makes PNG one of only five countries in the world that has no woman member of parliament.
The IPPCC is keen to work with political parties to encourage more women to be nominated as candidates during the upcoming 2018 LLG elections and the 2022 general elections.
UNDP Assistant Resident Representative, Julie Bukikun also noted that they hope that this Expo will enable more PNG voters to find out which party’s policies represent their interests the best.
She stated that the UNDP also hope that if more women and youth become involved in political parties, this will be a stepping stone to more women and youth getting nominated by parties, and more of them getting elected.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been supporting the IPPCC on increasing awareness to promote good governance and gender equality in politics.