Civilians pay the heaviest price during armed conflict.
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Enhancing the protection of civilians in Peace Operations from Policy to Practice - Summary Report
Civil-Military Affairs Conference 2011 Summary Report
Director, Partnerships and Preparedness
Maryann Horne
The Directorate of Partnerships and Preparedness builds and fosters relationships with government and non-government stakeholders, using the work of ACMC to influence better policy and advocate for civil-military collaboration in that community.
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Civilian agency participation in military exercises has increased over the last ten years. This is a welcome development as exercises provide a platform to strengthen Australian whole of government crisis prevention, preparedness and response capability.
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On 23 September 2024, ICRC and ACMC hosted a panel discussion on how to protect civilians at sea during times of conflict.
ACMC Executive Directive Nicola Rosenblum moderated the panel, which included ACMC Deputy Executive Director and former Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Rear Admiral (rtd) David Proctor, ICRC Regional Maritime Legal Adviser Andre Smit and ICRC Regional Delegate to the Armed Forces, Snowy Lintern.
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Partnering for Peace
Australia’s peacekeeping and peace-building experiences in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, and in Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste.
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Enhancing the protection of Civilians - Background paper
A background paper prepared for the Australian Government’s Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence
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ACMC delivered Protection of Civilians training in Canberra on 1-2 April 2025 to more than 70 participants from Australian government and civil society, as well as representatives from governments and militaries across the Indo-Pacific.&
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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.