humanitarian assistance. AHP partners and ARC will draw on DFAT funding to work with sub-national governments to support the identification of community needs, which will inform partners governments’ abilities to target assistance. DFAT notes links HPD will develop Humanitarian (b) working with all to relevant policy guidance on protection implementing partners commitments, protection to guidance notes and Australian agencies including in the accompany Australia’s finalised by to increase, where Humanitarian, Humanitarian June 2017 Development for Strategy. In addition, possible, alignment of All (disability), and gender equality, assistance with strategic Gender Equality disability inclusiveness priorities, notably gender and Women’s and protection issues equality and women’s Empowerment will also be integrated empowerment, disability strategies. into other guidance inclusiveness and notes and shared across DFAT, protection and with implementing partners. HPD will continue to ensure that these priorities are appropriately referenced in new partnership agreements, such as the new ARC and AHP agreements. HPD will continue to fund and integrate Sexual and Reproductive Health into humanitarian response packages, consistent with
humanitarian assistance. AHP partners and ARC will draw on DFAT funding to work with sub-national governments to support the identification of community needs, which will inform partners governments’ abilities to target assistance. (b) working with all implementing partners and Australian agencies to increase, where possible, alignment of assistance with strategic priorities, notably gender equality and women’s empowerment, disability inclusiveness and protection DFAT notes links to relevant policy commitments, including in the Humanitarian, Development for All (disability), and Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment strategies. HPD will develop guidance on protection to accompany Australia’s Humanitarian Strategy. In addition, gender equality, disability inclusiveness and protection issues will also be integrated into other guidance notes and shared across DFAT, and with implementing partners. HPD will continue to ensure that these priorities are appropriately referenced in new partnership agreements, such as the new ARC and AHP agreements. HPD will continue to fund and integrate Sexual and Reproductive Health into humanitarian response packages, consistent with Humanitarian protection guidance notes finalised by June 2017