Discuss the importance of innovation in responding to international crises.
What is the value of diversity in response efforts?
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Australian Guidelines for the Protection of Civilians
A whole-of-government perspective on the Protection of Civilians (POC) in international situations of armed conflict and other situations of violence.
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In mid-August 2019, the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC) co-facilitated with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) a two-day civil-military workshop in Wellington New Zealand, which focused on the future of
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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
Quick Impact Workshop – Outcomes Early considerations on civil-military responses to emerging diseases (Ebola as a case study)
In August 2014, the United Nations (UN) Security Council declared the Ebola virus outbreak in the West African subregion a ‘threat to international peace and security’. The UN’s request for assistance from member states resulted in the mobilisation of technical expertise, medical capacity, humanitarian assistance, and military and civil defence assets.
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Conflict-related Sexual and Gender-based Violence
An introductory overview to support prevention and response efforts.
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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.
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Humanitarian Spaces: Understanding Military-NGO Interaction in Conflict and Disaster
This paper discusses the need for improved understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced before outlining a study that has commenced to understand and improve interaction between NGOs and militaries.