{"id":29617,"date":"2024-10-16T07:36:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=29617"},"modified":"2024-10-16T07:36:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:36:36","slug":"australias-new-humanitarian-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/australias-new-humanitarian-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s new Humanitarian Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>he Australian Government has launched a landmark new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfat.gov.au\/publications\/publications\/australias-humanitarian-policy\">Humanitarian Policy<\/a>&nbsp;to set the long-term direction and focus for Australia\u2019s humanitarian action to ensure it saves lives, alleviates human suffering, and builds resilient communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now, there is more conflict than any time since the Second World War and the worsening impacts of climate change mean Australia\u2019s humanitarian action must be fit for our times and the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Policy outlines the role Australia will play when need is outstripping the world\u2019s capacity to respond, and disregard for international humanitarian law is increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Humanitarian Policy focuses on three priorities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Building readiness and preparedness to anticipate shocks before they occur and working with our international partners to lessen their impact;<\/li><li>Responding to crises and disasters by delivering support that meets the needs of crisis-affected populations and protects the most vulnerable immediately and in the long-term; and<\/li><li>Reinforcing the international humanitarian system and taking principled and practical steps to strengthen adherence to international humanitarian law.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Policy maintains Australia\u2019s focus on the Indo-Pacific, where Australia can make the greatest impact, drawing on our strengths and deep relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia will also provide $5 million to support a newly-established Asia-Pacific Regional Humanitarian Fund to rapidly respond to escalation in humanitarian needs in complex crises and disasters in our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch of the Policy complements the Albanese Government\u2019s global initiative to drive action to protect aid workers in conflict zones, announced at the United Nations last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia brought together ministers from Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom who agreed to pursue a new Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAustralia has a proud history of supporting those in need during conflict and crises, but a changing world requires a new approach.<\/p><p>\u201cThe new Humanitarian Policy is not just about saving lives and meeting humanitarian needs. It is also about protecting the peace, stability and prosperity that we want for Australia, our region and the world.<\/p><p>\u201cIt is ultimately about shaping a world where humanitarian assistance is needed far less often.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, the Hon Pat Conroy MP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWhen Australia\u2019s friends and neighbours need help, we respond \u2013 just as they have consistently helped Australia in our own times of need.<\/p><p>\u201cOur new Humanitarian Policy builds on the relationships and partnerships we have forged over time, enabling even stronger support when disaster strikes.<\/p><p>\u201cIt continues our tradition of leadership and principled humanitarian action as a partner of choice, while better positioning us for the challenges of the future.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>he Australian Government has launched a landmark new&nbsp;Humanitarian Policy&nbsp;to set the long-term direction and focus for Australia\u2019s humanitarian action to ensure it saves lives, alleviates human suffering, and builds resilient communities. Right now, there is more conflict than any time since the Second World War and the worsening impacts of climate change mean Australia\u2019s humanitarian &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/australias-new-humanitarian-policy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Australia\u2019s new Humanitarian Policy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29618,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29617\/revisions\/29618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}