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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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) […]
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Vanuatu’s leadership role in West Papua’s freedom at risk: Kaloran
Vanuatu’s leadership role in West Papua’s freedom at risk: Kaloran By Len Garae While the ULMWP Meeting (above) was held at SHEFA Provincial Councillors’ Matantapua, much bigger meeting involving other Pacific representatives could be moved to Fiji if Vanuatu Government does not contribute financially towards the current Office By Len Garae Facebook Twitter […]
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Benny Wenda: ULMWP Congress a step towards independence
Benny Wenda: ULMWP Congress a step towards independence November 21, 2023 As a leader of the West Papuan liberation movement, I welcome the ULMWP Congress currently taking place in Jayapura. I call on all international media to stand by and await the results of the Congress, which will conclude on Thursday 23rd November with the […]
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Rabuka backs call for Papua group to fully join MSG
24 February 2023 Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific Lead Digital and Social Media Journalist @kelvinfiji [email protected] Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Journalist [email protected] Benny Wenda, left, and the Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka Photo: Government of Fiji Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is the first Fijian leader in 16 years to hold a one-on-one meeting with the head of the United […]
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West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda named as interim president
By David Lynch@davi_lynchPolitics Reporter Benny Wenda, the newly-declared president of the interim government of West Papua, lives in exile in Oxford after escaping imprisonment in Indonesia. Today, West Papuans declared they would form a ‘provisional government-in-waiting’ for their homeland region, which is currently split into two provinces under the control of Indonesia. Mr Wenda leads a […]
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West Papua: UN must supervise vote on independence, says coalition
Exclusive: Independence leader Benny Wenda joins parliamentarians, lawyers and humanitarians demanding UN supports referendum on territory’s fate : Source Indonesia gained complete control of West Papua through a UN-sanctioned but discredited ballot in 1969. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP The United Nations must pass a resolution for an internationally supervised vote for independence in West Papua, global […]
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MSG too politicized: Ambassador Joy
Source: By Godwin Ligo Ambassador Mickey Roy Joy Ambassador Roy Mickey Joy who is also Dean of Ambassadors for ACP countries in Brussels. Posted: Monday, June 13, 2016 8:00 am By Godwin Ligo and Len Garae | 0 comments The Vanuatu Ambassador to Brussels, Roy Mickey Joy, says the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is too politicized, […]
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