Humanitarian action involves immediate emergency actions that address significant needs for protection, health, water, hygiene and sanitation that emerge as a result of either a conflict or disaster.
National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security - Eight Countries in Focus
The purpose of this report is to identify the lessons learned and emerging best practices of UN Member States committed to the implementation of this agenda through National Action Plans (NAPs).
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Australian Government Guiding Principles for Civil-Military-Police Interaction in International Disaster and Conflict Management
This document affirms the principles that guide the Australian Government and its stakeholders in international multiagency response efforts. It captures the best of the learning that has come from the Australian experience of contemporary operations overseas.
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From Principle to Practice: Protecting civilians in violent contexts
Following on from the ACMC Australian Guidelines for the Protection of Civilians (2015) this handbook aims to provide the ‘what’, the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of protecting civilians in violent contexts and is intended for people working at the operational level including government, NGOs, UN and other organisations.
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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The Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC), United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and the US Centre for Excellen
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ACMC joined a panel of experts to discuss challenges in disaster response and civil-military-police coordination in the Indo-Pacific region
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Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012-2018
The National Action Plan sets out what Australia will do, at home and overseas, to integrate a gender perspective into its peace and security efforts, protect women and girls’ human rights, and promote their participation in conflict prevention, management and resolution. ACMC has a role in the design and implementation of this plan.
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ACMC and UNOCHA and Humanitarian Advisory Group release new disaster response tool.
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Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a Predictable Model
Grounded in the experience of five highly disaster-exposed countries: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu, this Pacific Edition maps key civil-military coordination mechanisms at regional and national levels.