Civilians pay the heaviest price during armed conflict.
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Partnering for Peace
Australia’s peacekeeping and peace-building experiences in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, and in Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste.
Director, Concepts and Capability
Mr Brian Boulton, AM, CSC
The Concepts and Capability Directorate integrates cross-agency programs on emerging civil-military-police concepts with research and initiatives building capability through preparedness, lessons and evaluation, and humanitarian-government coordination. The Directorate also includes ACMC’s Business Operations and Governance functions.
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ACMC’s latest Protection of Civilians training seminar explored ways to best safeguard civilians and civilian infrastructure in conflict environments influenced by new and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).
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While States’ obligations to protect civilians in times of conflict are clear, what happens when a non-state armed group is the
de-facto authority? ACMC hosted senior visitors from advocacy group Geneva Call to explore this challenging issue.
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Civilian agency participation in military exercises has increased over the last ten years. This is a welcome development as exercises provide a platform to strengthen Australian whole of government crisis prevention, preparedness and response capability.
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Evolution of Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
This paper is the first contribution to a broader research project that aims to determine whether the perceived disconnect between actors involved in protection work is real or anecdotal.
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ACMC convened a workshop to consider the changing context of Protection of Civilians (POC) and identify emerging challenges and avenues to minimise the risk to civilians in crisis.
Director General
Nicola Rosenblum
The position of ACMC Director General is provided by the Department of Defence, but serves a whole of government mandate.