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Papua New Guinea: conflict events in March 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

1events1 the month before
1est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Papua New Guinea saw 1 recorded events and 1 estimated deaths in March 2026. That is about the same as the previous month (1).

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict.

The most active pairing was Kombolga - Minimbi Papike with 1 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-30: Kombolga vs Minimbi Papike (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Papua New Guinea, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, March 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Western Highlands province11

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
30 Mar 2026Mount Hagen district
Western Highlands province
Kombolga vs Minimbi Papike
Non-state
1

Parties

PartyEvents
Kombolga1
Minimbi Papike1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state1
One-sided0

All months

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