CRITICAL · 80CONFIDENCE · 75
Papua New Guinea offers cash for guns as amnesty opens to combat escalating tribal violence
Highlands, Papua New Guinea12 days ago·Escalating
Sources
The Guardian World
Papua New Guinea has initiated a weapons amnesty and buyback scheme aimed at addressing the rising tribal violence and illegal firearms in the Highlands region. The program, which launched on February 27 and will run until late August, seeks to remove tens of thousands of weapons from circulation as Prime Minister James Marape highlights the destructive impact of illegal guns on communities.
Impact Assessment
80
CRITICAL
Critical — high-severity event with significant regional or international consequences
Humanitarian70
Economic40
Security65
Political50
Confidence: 75/100 — reported by multiple independent sources
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The Guardian World
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