UN-sponsored research has found that some of the most dangerous weapons in PNG have been trafficked by soldiers or police and sold on the black market.
Politicians and powerful elites are often involved in purchasing these weapons.
A draft report says these elites buy illegal guns for remote tribes to protect land, mining interests and political seats.
The ABC has been told that children as young as eight are being trained to use the weapons and that women are being trafficked.
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