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Peace team reaches isolated Papua New Guinea village

postcourier.com.pg · 16 September 2026
Peace team reaches isolated Papua New Guinea village
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A team from Kompiam Hospital in Papua New Guinea and Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Australia travelled to a remote village in Enga Province to extend a peace initiative.

The group, which included local healthcare workers and former combatants, used four-wheel-drive vehicles to overcome difficult terrain. Locals said the community had not received visitors from outside their area since the 1950s. The team’s arrival marks the expansion of a grassroots effort aimed at fostering peace within the region.

The article does not detail the specific goals of the peace initiative or what actions the team took upon reaching the village. It only states that the team successfully made contact with a population long isolated from the outside world.

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