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Papua New Guinea: conflict events in September 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

3eventsnone the month before
36est. deathsrange 36–54
4civilian deaths

Papua New Guinea saw 3 recorded events and 36 estimated deaths in September 2024. The previous month had no recorded events. The death toll range is 36 to 54.

67% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 4.

Events were concentrated in Enga province (1), National Capital district (1), Milne Bay province (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Papua New Guinea - Civilians with 2 events.

Where events happened

2024-09-19: Government of Papua New Guinea vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-16: Government of Papua New Guinea vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-11: Piande vs Sakar (32 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Papua New Guinea, September 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, September 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Enga province132
National Capital district12
Milne Bay province12

Deadliest events, September 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
11 Sep 2024Lagaip-Porgera district
Enga province		Piande vs Sakar
Non-state, 5 sources		32
32–50
19 Sep 2024National Capital districtGovernment of Papua New Guinea vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 4 sources		2
16 Sep 2024Milne Bay provinceGovernment of Papua New Guinea vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Papua New Guinea2
Piande1
Sakar1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state1
One-sided2

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.