Important precursors to the conflict included Cause_to_be_included Indonesia 's policy of confrontation against Netherlands New Guinea from March–August 1962 and the Brunei Revolt in December 1962 .

The Huon Peninsula campaign was a series of battles Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter in north-eastern Papua New Guinea in 1943–1944 during the Second World War .

The campaign formed Coming_to_be the initial part of an offensive that the Allies launched Motion in the Pacific in late 1943 and resulted in Causation the Japanese being pushed Motion north from Lae to Sio on the northern coast of New Guinea over the course of a four-month period .

A lull period then followed in northern New Guinea until July when US forces clashed Hostile_encounter with the Japanese around the Driniumor River .

In an attempt to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength their defensive Defending position in the South Pacific , the Japanese decided Deciding to invade Attack and occupy Control Port Moresby ( in New Guinea ) and Tulagi ( in the southeastern Solomon Islands ) .

Two months later , the Allies took advantage of Japan 's resulting strategic vulnerability in the South Pacific and launched Military_operation the Guadalcanal Campaign ; this , along with the New Guinea Campaign , eventually broke Destroying Japanese defenses Defending in the South Pacific and was a significant contributing Causation factor to Japan 's ultimate surrender Surrendering in World War II .

The Battle Military_operation of Buna–Gona was part of the New Guinea campaign Military_operation in the Pacific Theatre during World War Military_operation II .

Operations Military_operation in Papua and New Guinea were severely hampered Hindering by terrain , vegetation , climate , disease and the lack Confronting_problem of infrastructure ; these imposed Limiting significant logistical limitations .

The Papua conflict Hostile_encounter is an ongoing conflict in Western New Guinea ( Papua ) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement ( ) .

Subsequent to the withdrawal Escaping of the Dutch administration from the Netherlands New Guinea in 1962 and implementation of Indonesian administration in 1963 , the Free Papua Movement has conducted Action a low-intensity guerrilla war against Indonesia through the targeting Aiming of its military and police .

Protests and ceremonies by Papuans raising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their flag for independence or federation with Papua New Guinea , and accuse the Indonesian government of indiscriminate violence Violence and of suppressing Hindering their freedom of expression .

The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end Process_end of the war Hostile_encounter in August 1945 .

During the initial phase in early 1942 , the Empire of Japan invaded Attack the Australian-administered territories of the New Guinea Mandate ( 23 January ) and Papua ( 8 March ) and overran western New Guinea ( beginning Process_start 29/30 March ) , which was a part of the Netherlands East Indies .

During the initial phase in early 1942 , the Empire of Japan invaded Attack the Australian-administered territories of the New Guinea Mandate ( 23 January ) and Papua ( 8 March ) and overran western New Guinea ( beginning Process_start 29/30 March ) , which was a part of the Netherlands East Indies .

The revolution Change_of_leadership marked Recording the end Process_end of the colonial administration Control of the Dutch East Indies , except for Netherlands New Guinea .

South African Dominic Hendricks scored Getting the most runs in the tournament Competition , and Raymond Haoda of Papua New Guinea claimed Statement the most wickets .

The Landing at Nadzab was an airborne landing Self_motion on 5 September 1943 during the New Guinea campaign of World War II in conjunction with the landing Self_motion at Lae .

The parachute drop was carried out Military_operation by the US Army 's 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment and elements of the Australian Army 's 2/4th Field Regiment into Nadzab , New Guinea in the Markham Valley , observed by General Douglas MacArthur , circling Motion overhead in a B-17 .

Nadzab then became Becoming the major Allied air base in New Guinea .

The occupation Control of Tulagi by the Japanese was intended to cover Hiding_objects the flank of and provide Supply reconnaissance support Supporting for Japanese forces that were advancing Self_motion on Port Moresby in New Guinea , provide Supply greater defensive depth for the major Japanese base at Rabaul , and serve Assistance as a base for Japanese forces to threaten and interdict the supply and communication routes between the United States and Australia and New Zealand .

Because these activities threatened Warning the Allied supply and communication lines in the South Pacific , Allied forces counter-attacked Attack with landings of their own on Guadalcanal and Tulagi on 7 August 1942 , initiating Process_start the critical Guadalcanal campaign and a series of combined arms battles between Allied and Japanese forces that , along with the New Guinea campaign , decided the course of the war in the South Pacific .

Despite not qualifying Getting for the World Cup , Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea gained Getting ODI status for the first time by finishing Process_end the tournament Competition in 3rd and 4th places respectively .

The competition Competition took place Hold between 21 January and 12 February 2012 and was co-hosted Social_event by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon .

Both host nations , Equatorial Guinea and Gabon , were eliminated Removing from the competition Competition at the quarter final stage .

The neighboring Sénégal River Area contains Containing various vegetation types and covers parts or all of Mauritania , Mali , Senegal and Guinea .

The Invasion Attack of Salamaua–Lae ( 8–13 March 1942 ) , called `` Operation SR '' by the Japanese , was an operation by Imperial Japanese forces to occupy Control the Salamaua–Lae area in the Territory of New Guinea during the Pacific campaign of World War II .

The Japanese invaded Attack and occupied Control the location in order to construct Building an airfield and establish Creating a base to cover and support the advance of Japanese forces into the eastern New Guinea and Coral Sea areas .

32 Squadron from Port Moresby , New Guinea .

Both won 4 matches and lost Earnings_and_losses one , as did Papua New Guinea ; the rankings tie was broken by net run rate .

Papua New Guinea were the first to reach Achieve four wins , as Afghanistan and Uganda both had their fifth matches abandoned GiveUp due to rain and had to replay Competition them the next day .

At that time these islands were part of the Australian-administered Territory of New Guinea .

The Netherlands , along with Scotland , Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong also joined Becoming_a_member the lowest ranked four teams from the ICC ODI Championship ( as of September 2017 ) in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier .

The outbreak Catastrophe has also affected Influence Guinea , which shares a reservoir near the coast .

The cyclone Catastrophe caused Causation the deaths Death of 22 people on its course , affecting Influence parts of the Solomon Islands , Papua New Guinea , Eastern Australia , New Caledonia , Vanuatu and New Zealand .

One death Death took place Process_start in New Caledonia , while flooding Catastrophe caused Causation eight drownings Death in Papua New Guinea .

The Salamaua–Lae campaign was a series of actions in the New Guinea campaign of World War II .

Around the same time , IJA and IJN air forces began Process_start an air superiority campaign around the Solomon Islands and New Guinea .

On 13 October 2011 , Airlines PNG Flight 1600 , a Dash 8 regional aircraft on a domestic flight from Lae to Madang , Papua New Guinea , crash-landed Damaging in a forested area near the mouth of the Gogol River , after losing Earnings_and_losses all engine power .

It was the deadliest plane crash Catastrophe in the history of Papua New Guinea .

The Grand Final was played Competition between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea .

Papua New Guinea were victorious by 8 points with a goal kicked Motion after the siren .

The top three teams of the tournament Competition qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women 's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the AFC representatives .