Civilians pay the heaviest price during armed conflict.
Protection of Civilians Training Seminar August 2026
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ACMC’s latest Protection of Civilians training seminar explored ways to best safeguard civilians and civilian infrastructure in conflict environments influenced by new and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).
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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.
We are an Australian Government initiative to improve Australia’s effectiveness in civil-military-police collaboration for conflict and disaster management overseas.
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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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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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Evolution of Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
This paper is the first contribution to a broader research project that aims to determine whether the perceived disconnect between actors involved in protection work is real or anecdotal.
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While States’ obligations to protect civilians in times of conflict are clear, what happens when a non-state armed group is the
de-facto authority? ACMC hosted senior visitors from advocacy group Geneva Call to explore this challenging issue.