A team of local aid workers with the PNG Red Cross was robbed and assaulted by armed assailants in Tari. According to police and incident reports seen by the Guardian, the group of eight people, including five PNG Red Cross staff members, was robbed by five people armed with shotguns and machetes last Friday. The following day a team of Unicef workers was attacked in the Southern Highlands province, with at least one person believed to have sustained injuries. The team had been driving back to the town of Mendi, said Unicef representative in PNG, David Mcloughlin. “The actors, whoever they are, have to be transparent on the services they can provide and when they’ll provide them,” he said.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2018 04:41 UTC