Mark Kessler, head of the ICRC Mission in Port Moresby, said rates of domestic and sexual violence were concerning in PNG but the police’s new FSVUs were a step in the right direction.
“Survivors of sexual and domestic violence in PNG often feel like they have nowhere to turn,” he said. “We hope that once these units are up and running, those affected will gain the confidence to seek justice and support from the police.”
Kessler was speaking following the ICRC’s donation of 10 printers and cameras for 10 of the FSVUs, of which 17 have already been established.
