Recommendation 2 Agree DFAT will continue Post will action this Ongoing. to identify through direct Continue to build Performance opportunities to engagement by staff relationships with the reports will be engage with the from DFAT and the Bougainville shared in May Autonomous Pacific Women Department of 2018. Bougainville Support Unit with the Community Government on Bougainville Development. This the role and place Department of could include providing of the Pacific Community Program reporting that Women Program Development and clearly identifies Pacific as a major bilateral other Autonomous Women contributions investment vehicle Bougainville to the Autonomous while building Government Bougainville relationships with stakeholders. Government’s strategic key Autonomous and policy Bougainville commitments. Post and the Pacific Government Women Support Unit partners. will offer Autonomous Bougainville Government stakeholders verbal updates on Pacific Women on a regular basis as well as provide copies of the Bougainville Performance Reports. Recommendation 3 Agree Agree it is Post and the Pacific Ongoing important to Women Support Unit Leverage support for support the will work closely with the roll out of the Autonomous the Autonomous Autonomous Bougainville Bougainville Bougainville Government as it Government to Government’s Policy for rolls out this policy. identify where we can Women’s Increased support its efforts to Empowerment, Gender implementation of lead and coordinate Equality, Peace and the policy will the roll out of this Security improve women’s policy. empowerment, gender equality, We will work with peace and security. other international partners and other stakeholders to ensure they are aware of the policy and can support
Recommendation 2 Continue to build relationships with the Bougainville Department of Community Development. This could include providing Program reporting that clearly identifies Pacific Women contributions to the Autonomous Bougainville Government’s strategic and policy commitments. Agree DFAT will continue to identify opportunities to engage with the Autonomous Bougainville Government on the role and place of the Pacific Women Program as a major bilateral investment vehicle while building relationships with key Autonomous Bougainville Government partners. Post will action this through direct engagement by staff from DFAT and the Pacific Women Support Unit with the Bougainville Department of Community Development and other Autonomous Bougainville Government stakeholders. Post and the Pacific Women Support Unit will offer Autonomous Bougainville Government stakeholders verbal updates on Pacific Women on a regular basis as well as provide copies of the Bougainville Performance Reports. Ongoing. Performance reports will be shared in May 2018. Recommendation 3 Leverage support for the roll out of the Autonomous Bougainville Government’s Policy for Women’s Empowerment, Gender Equality, Peace and Security Agree Agree it is important to support the Autonomous Bougainville Government as it rolls out this policy. Increased implementation of the policy will improve women’s empowerment, gender equality, peace and security. Post and the Pacific Women Support Unit will work closely with the Autonomous Bougainville Government to identify where we can support its efforts to lead and coordinate the roll out of this policy. We will work with other international partners and other stakeholders to ensure they are aware of the policy and can support Ongoing
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