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Papua New Guinea: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

1events1 the month before
4est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Papua New Guinea saw 1 recorded events and 4 estimated deaths in May 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 Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 1 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-26: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Papua New Guinea, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, May 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Hela province14

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
26 May 2026Hela provinceUnidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state
4

Parties

PartyEvents
Unidentified armed group2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state1
One-sided0

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Aug 2025Sep 2024Jul 2024

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