Activity, date Location Activity and outcome Humanitarian Asia Pacific DFAT has funded the Asia-Pacific Centre for R2P since 2009 to Research - region promote and build regional support for the international R2P Centre for principle. The Centre has pioneered initial research on the links the between atrocity crimes and sexual and gender-based violence, Responsibility and on the intersection of the R2P and women, peace and to Protect (R2P), security agendas. The third phase (September 2015 – September 2017) focused on the practical implementation of 2009-2017 R2P and established Partners: Pacific a prevention of sexual violence unit with Monash University. Centre for R2P The unit will develop a framework for early warning and (APCR2P), assessment around mass sexual and gender-based violence Monash University support use regional security sector reform to improve the protection of women and girls. In 2016, the Centre worked with the ASEAN Outcomes: Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children to establish a long-term partnership agreement and secure the first ASEAN statement of commitment to R2P. In 2017, the Centre hosted national representatives of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children for a five-day fellowship program on Advancing Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) in ASEAN. Funds: 2016, $431,666
Activity, date Location Activity and outcome Humanitarian Research - Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), 2009-2017 Partners: Pacific Centre for R2P (APCR2P), Monash University Asia Pacific region DFAT has funded the Asia-Pacific Centre for R2P since 2009 to promote and build regional support for the international R2P principle. The Centre has pioneered initial research on the links between atrocity crimes and sexual and gender-based violence, and on the intersection of the R2P and women, peace and security agendas. The third phase (September 2015 – September 2017) focused on the practical implementation of R2P and established a prevention of sexual violence unit with Monash University. The unit will develop a framework for early warning and assessment around mass sexual and gender-based violence support use regional security sector reform to improve the protection of women and girls. Outcomes: In 2016, the Centre worked with the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children to establish a long-term partnership agreement and secure the first ASEAN statement of commitment to R2P. In 2017, the Centre hosted national representatives of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children for a five-day fellowship program on Advancing Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) in ASEAN. Funds: 2016, $431,666
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