FORUM-ASIA core support 2024-2027 - Forum Asia core support FORUM-ASIA Core support 2024-2027 The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) grundades 1991. FORUM-ASIA är en regional, medlemsbaserad civilsamhällesorganisation med 85 medlemsorganisationer i 23 länder. Organisationen har en rådgivande status hos FN:s ekonomiska och sociala råd (ECOSOC) samt innehar en rådgivande relation till ASEAN:s mellanstatliga kommission för mänskliga rättigheter (AICHR). Organisationen är en flerårig samarbetspartner till Sverige. 

FA:s två strategiska mål, så som formulerats i den strategiska planen för 2023-2027:

1. Stärka egenmakten hos de civilsamhällesaktörer och marginaliserade grupper som främjar och skyddar mänskliga rättigheter och det civila samhällets demokratiska utrymme. 
2. Ett motståndskraftigt civilt samhälle i Asien, där civilsamhälle och marginaliserade grupper kan utföra sitt arbete för att stärka mänskliga rättigheter och det civila samhällets demokratiska utrymme på ett säkert och hållbart sätt. 

FORUM-ASIA:s strategi innefattar sex underliggande mål, inklusive specifika mål relaterade till jämställdhet, miljö-och klimat samt företagande och mänskliga rättigheter (B+HR). 
Insatsens bedöms även vara relevant utifrån ett konfliktperspektiv, inte minst genom arbetet kopplat till mänsklig säkerhet, via deras Human Right Defenders Programme. Founded in 1991, The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) is a regional member based civil society organisation with 85 member organisations across 23 countries. FORUM-ASIA has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and a consultative relationship with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). The organisation is a longstanding partner to Sweden. 

FORUM-ASIAs two strategic goals, as formulated in its Strategic Plan for 2023-2027:
1.Empowering civil society and marginalised communities promoting and protecting human rights, civic space and democracy in Asia.
2. Resilient Asian civil society and marginalised communities continuing their work for human rights, civic space and democracy in a safe and sustainable manner. 
There are also six underlying objectives, including specific objectives related to Gender, Climate Crisis and Business and Human Rights (B+HR). 

There are opportunities for FORUM-ASIA to have a proactive, positive impact on peace and conflict dynamics, not least via its support to human security via the Human Rights Defenders Programme. FORUM-ASIA´s vision (long-term, impact level) is to build democratic, just, equitable and sustainable societies in Asia and beyond, where human rights of all individuals, groups, and peoples are fully realised, in accordance with international human rights standards and norms.

To fulfill this goal, FA has made it its mission (medium-term, outcome level) to strengthen movements for human rights and sustainable development through advocacy, capacity development and solidarity actions with human rights defenders and civil society organisations.

FA´s two strategic goals, as formulated in the Strategic plan for 2023-2027 : 

1. Empowering civil society and marginalised communities promoting and protecting human rights, civic space and democracy in Asia.

2. Resilient Asian civil society and marginalised communities continuing their work for human rights, civic space and democracy in a safe and sustainable manner

There are six underlying objectives, including specific objectives related to Gender, Climate Crises and BHR:

1.1 Improved legal, policy, and regulatory environment for human rights, civic space and democracy in Asia

1.2 Increased accountability of state and non-state actors on human rights violations and abuses at national, regional and international levels

2.1 Increased protection and support for Asian Civil society and marginalised communities including those operating in conflict and climate crises situations to continue their work on human rights, civic space and democracy in Asia. 

2.2 Improved operational resilience and holistic security of Asian civil society and marginalised communities including those operating in conflict and climate crisis situations to mitigate and respond to threats and attacks and sustain operations in online and offline spaces.

Climate Crises & Business and Human Rights: Strengthened promotion and protection of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment of vulnerable and marginalised communities in the context of development projects and business operations.

Gender: Enhanced recognition and inclusion of the rights and issues of vulnerable groups of different gender identities and sexual orientation especially women and LGBTIQ groups in FA operations. 

All the Specific Objectives have underlying Outcomes connected to them, as pre-conditions to the Specific Objectives.