El Nino funding to be disbursed to 96 districts next week, says PM
<figure><img width="800" height="600" src="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?w=800" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png 800w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?resize=600,450 600w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?resize=200,150 200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?resize=780,585 780w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?resize=706,530 706w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?resize=150,113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="706134" data-permalink="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/el-nino-funding-to-be-disbursed-to-96-districts-next-week-says-pm/part-of-the-yonki-dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-el-nino-conditions-in-eastern-highlands-picture-by-miriam-zarriga/" data-orig-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-title="Part of the Yonki Dam that has seen water recede due to the El Nino conditions in Eastern Highlands. Picture by MIRIAM ZARRIGA" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Part-of-the-Yonki-Dam-that-has-seen-water-recede-due-to-the-El-Nino-conditions-in-Eastern-Highlands.-Picture-by-MIRIAM-ZARRIGA.png?w=800" /></figure> <div class="content-preview"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prime Minister James Marape has announced that K5 million will be disbursed to each of Papua New Guinea’s 96 districts next week to support communities affected by the El Niño-induced drought and food shortages.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"> </div> <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> To access this post, you must purchase <span class="wc-memberships-products-grant-access"><a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/">Web</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web – Six-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web – Annual</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/">Web & eBook</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web & eBook – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web & eBook – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web & eBook – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web & eBook – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web & eBook – Six-Month</a> or <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web & eBook – Annual</a></span>. </div> </p></div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/el-nino-funding-to-be-disbursed-to-96-districts-next-week-says-pm/">El Nino funding to be disbursed to 96 districts next week, says PM</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg">Post Courier</a>.</p>