List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

2.27

The Committee recommends that all support provided by the Australian Government to any organisation or bodies undertaking disaster management planning and response work include women representatives.

Recommendation 2

2.28

To ensure that an understanding of women’s needs in local areas are taken into account, the Committee recommends that the Australian Government works with Pacific governments to build the capacity of local organisations in the Pacific to respond to natural disasters and ensure Pacific women are included in the delivery and evaluations of programs.

Recommendation 3

2.29

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government works with Pacific governments to provide support for projects mapping the vulnerabilities experienced by women and girls in the region during disasters.

Recommendation 4

3.79

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government work with the tertiary education sector to maintain networks with alumni from Pacific island countries who have studied in Australia, including women and girls.

Recommendation 5

3.80

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government continue to focus diplomatic efforts on the implementation of treaties and other legislation aimed at improving the quality of life for women and girls, including political representation and involvement in decision-making.

Recommendation 6

3.81

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government continue to work with Pacific governments on public sector capacity-building work.

Recommendation 7

4.87

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government publish an assessment of the progress on building the capacity of local organisations in the Pacific to advance the rights of women and girls.

4.88

This should include data about what proportion of funding is provided to local organisations directly, and/or through intermediaries.

Recommendation 8

4.89

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government work with Pacific governments to provide support for the secondary and tertiary education sector within Pacific island countries, including infrastructure for education institutions.

Recommendation 9

4.90

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government extends the role of the multi-role vessel to include working in partnership with civil society to support the Pacific Islands.

Recommendation 10

5.52

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government consider long-term funding cycles for official development assistance to be at least five-years.

Recommendation 11

5.53

The Committee recommends the Australian Government extend its current five-year commitment to the Pacific Women Lead program to allow for funding cycles of this duration to be provided and to include a target for its gender expenditure.

Recommendation 12

5.54

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government commit to continuing to undertake and publish strategic, thematic evaluations focusing on substantive human rights issues affecting women and girls.

5.55

This should allow evaluations of the full range of official development assistance, and extend evaluations beyond those focused only at the investment or program-level.

Recommendation 13

5.56

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government improve monitoring, evaluation and reporting of development assistance programs to ensure transparency and easy access to data, especially including reporting on funding for gender equality and women’s empowerment activities in the Pacific.

Recommendation 14

5.57

The Committee recommends that the Australian Government, on an annual basis, publish data on the disbursements made to organisations for the purpose of gender equality initiatives. This should list the organisations receiving disbursements.

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