By Len Garae :Source Daily Post Vanuatu The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has held a major internal meeting on the Island of New Guinea to reaffirm the Resolutions of the 2023 Congress. Approved by ULMWP President Benny Wenda and Prime Minister (PM) Edison Waromi, 12 Cabinet Ministers and seven Regional Executives have […]
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Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua
Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua November 23, 2023 I am greatly honoured to have been elected as President of the ULMWP Provisional Government at the historic Congress that has just concluded in Port Numbay. I have spoken to Edison Waromi and know that he is overjoyed to […]
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ULMWP President Benny Wenda’s speech in Scottish Parliament
ULMWP President Benny Wenda’s speech in Scottish Parliament May 13, 2024 in Speech Below is the speech that ULMWP President Benny Wenda gave in the Scottish Parliament on May 9th 2024. First of all, I would like to thank Bill Kidd for hosting this launch event. Your hospitality is appreciated by the West Papuan people. […]
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Kaloran appointed ULMWP Special Envoy
Vanuatu now has a new Interim Special Envoy for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). He is Mr. Morris Kaloran, formerly the Interim Deputy Foreign Minister to West Papua. People have questioned how someone from Lumbukuti village, one of Tongoa Island’s 14 villages, became appointed to such an important role for another country’s […]
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President Wenda: I call on MPs to sign the Brussels Declaration
January 23, 2024 in Press Release, Statement On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I welcome yesterday’s meeting in the European Parliament and the launch of the Brussels Declaration. The Declaration is an important document, echoing the existing calls for a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua […]
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Benny Wenda re-elected as leader of ULMWP following historic Congress in West Papua
In a historic moment for West Papua, Benny Wenda has expressed his deep honour at being elected President of the ULMWP (United Liberation Movement for West Papua) Provisional Government during the recently concluded Congress in Port Numbay. Edison Waromi, elected as Prime Minister, shares in the joy, and both leaders underscore their commitment to […]
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Interim President Benny Wenda’s December 1st Speech at Oxford Town Hall
Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua December 1, 2023 Below is the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2023. ”In the name of Yahweh, in the name of our ancestors, in the name of bones of suffering, and in […]
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Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua
November 23, 2023 I am greatly honoured to have been elected as President of the ULMWP Provisional Government at the historic Congress that has just concluded in Port Numbay. I have spoken to Edison Waromi and know that he is overjoyed to have been elected as Prime Minister. We take our mandate from the people […]
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Benny Wenda: Statement on Congress and new ULMWP Leadership
Benny Wenda: Statement on Congress and new ULMWP Leadership December 8, 2023 in Alert, Press Release, Statement I wish to update all media organisations and solidarity groups on the ULMWP leadership change produced by the 1st ULMWP Congress, which took place in West Papua from November 20th–23rd. The congress was attended by over 5000 people […]
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In December 2020, the ULMWP announced the formation of the Provisional Government of West Papua.
On December 7, 2014, a historic gathering of West Papuan leaders in Vanuatu saw different factions of the independence movement unite to form a new body: the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). Three factions – the Federal Republic of West Papua (NRFPB), National Coalition for Liberation (WPNCL) and West Papua National Parliament (PNWP) […]
