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NZ MFAT/DFAT humanitarian response M&#38;#38;#38;E framework The Government of New Zealand represented by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Government of Australia represented by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have agreed to jointly develop a monitoring and evaluation framework, guidance, tools and training for humanitarian responses in the Pacific.
PIFS Partnership Arrangement 2012-2015 The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) aims to stimulate economic growth and enhance political governance and security for the region, through the provision of policy advice; and to strengthen regional cooperation and integration through coordinating, monitoring and evaluating implementation of Leaders’ decisions. Funding under this initiative represents Australia's contribution for core funding valued at $6.9 million to be expensed during the 2002-13 financial year.
Pacific Regional Organisations Facility (PROF) Funding under this initiative supports the establishment of a Pacific Regional Organisations Facility. To date, Australia has provided ad hoc support for capacity development to Pacific regional organisations with mixed results. The establishment of this facility recognises the need for more substantive and longer term engagement on capacity development in regional organisations and bring together immediate capacity development and governance support to regional organisations. The total value of this initiative is $0.4 million over 2 years, starting 2013-14.
UNICEF Pacific Humanitarian Preparedness Support Funding under this investment supports the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support enhance its preparedness in the Pacific Region. The ‘Strengthening UNICEF Pacific Response Preparedness by Augmenting Emergency Stockpile’ Project is intended to allow UNICEF to increase its emergency stockpile in the region by purchasing additional humanitarian relief items and engaging a supply and logistics specialist to manage the pre-positioning and distribution of the supplies as well as support other preparedness activities. The total value of this investment is $0.5 million to be expensed during the 2016-17 financial year.
World Humanitarian Summit Pacific Consultations Australia will co-host Pacific Regional Consultations to support regional preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit, taking place in Istanbul in 2016. This funding will enable OCHA to manage the consultation process, including leading in-country consultations throughout the Pacific, and hosting consultation meetings in Auckland in June 2015.
Pacific Regional Organisations Facility Australia has played an active role in Pacific regionalism for over 60 years. As a member of the major regional organisations, as well as their most significant developing partner, we have a key role to play in positioning and enabling them to contribute to regional growth, stability and development in the Pacific. Funding of this investment provides support to the Pacific Regional Organisations Facility which consists of two activities: 1) Regional Advisory Services (RAS) - which will continue Australia’s provision of existing targeted technical assistance for Pacific regional organisations and will be established and managed by Australia (via a managing contractor) to provide regional organisations, their island members and the Pacific regional program with timely and efficient access to a pool of experts to support organisational strengthening and other jointly agreed priorities; and 2) Regional Reform Grants (RRG) - which will allow for Australia to support Pacific regional organis
Pacific Humanitarian Innovation The Pacific Humanitarian Innovation Challenge (competition) is sourcing new solutions to existing problems facing humanitarian response in the Pacific.  Some of these challenges include communications post disaster, logistics and getting relief supplies to affected communities and building financial resilience to respond and recover from disaster.  The Challenge is in support of the innovation theme of the World humanitarian Summit to be held in Istanbul in May 2016 and will support five winning teams to implement their innovations in the Pacific over 2016-17.
Asia-Pacific Data for Development Initiative The Asia-Pacific Data for Development Initiative supports the establishment of core data infrastructure as a regional public good and see the development of a range of new and innovative data products and specific applications to be used at the regional, country and local levels. It will expand access to data to end users in formats that support policy and planning processes. The Initiative will play a coordinating role and federate data from an extensive array of stakeholders to create a body of data, and enhance the evidence-base to support research and analysis in the Pacific. The total value of this investment is $5.4 million over 3 years, starting 2017-18.
Social Marketing of Contraceptives in the Pacific Under the UNFPA's Strengthening Pacific Women’s Economic Empowerment through A Social Marketing Approach to Family Planning 2017-2020, the Australian Department of Foreign and Affairs (DFAT) will support research and pilot a social marketing approach to accelerate uptake of modern contraceptives, with a primary focus on youth (15 - 24 year olds) in Pacific Island countries. The objective is to increase access to modern methods of family planning which is essential to strengthening gender equality and women’s and girl’s economic empowerment.  The total value of this investment is $3.0 million over 3 years starting 1 July 2017.
Improving Pacific Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Funding under this initiative supports the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Secretariat for the Pacific Board for Educational Assessment to improve its services to Pacific island countries through technical partnerships, staff development and technical support to Pacific countries for national and regional assessments of literacy and numeracy achievement. The total value of this initiative is $1.7 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.
SPREP Core budget support 2010 The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)aims to: promote and improve cooperation with and between member countries; provide assistance to protect the environment; and provide assistance to ensure sustainable development. Funding under this initiative represents Australia’s core contribution intended to assist SPREP to deliver focused and strategic engagement to support Pacific island countries to address regional environmental priorities.  The total value of this initiative is $1.6 million to be expensed during the 2009-10 financial year.
Pacific Future Climate Leaders Program The Future Climate Leaders Program aims to contribute to International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (ICCAI) objectives (increase partner understanding of the impacts of climate change on their natural and socio-economic systems; and enhance partner country capacity to assess key climate vulnerabilities) by helping generate a Pacific leadership, from community to national level. The Program will achieve this by focusing on three key areas of engagement: scholarships, exchange programs and community education. The total value of this initiative is $2.9 million over 2 years, starting 2009-10.
Review of Pacific Climate Change Activities The review and evaluation of Pacific climate change activities will assess the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of the program. Current activities will be asses as to what extent they are addressing environment, disaster management and climate change needs and make recommendations to inform future implementation. The total value of this initiative is $0.5 million to be expensed during the 2012-12 financial year.
Pacific Specialised Clinical Services The Strengthening Specialised Clinical Services in the Pacific (SSCSiP) Program is hosted by the Fiji School of Medicine. The Program works in collaboration with the visiting medical teams coordinated by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and supports Pacific countries to improve planning, coordination and delivery of clinical health services. The total value of this initiative is $3.1 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.
ACC Post Disaster Recovery Team The Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) is a whole of government initiative that deploys civilian specialists to countries experiencing or emerging from natural disaster or conflict, specifically to support stabilisation, recovery and development training. Funding under this initiative supports the deployment of up to 30 ACC specialists to provide and facilitate training, medical and logistical recovery and reconstruction support in the Asia-Pacific region. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year period.
Support to PIFS for the Pacific Plan Review The Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have endorsed the Pacific Plan Review, a strategy for regional integration and coordination in the Pacific. The review will guide future development partner efforts at the regional level, providing essential underpinnings of regional cooperation and collective action by Pacific Island countries. Funding under this proposal represents Australia's contribution to the review to cover the engagement of a review team and administrative support to the team. The total value of this initiative is $0.8 million to be expensed during the 2012-13 financial year.
Sport Development Grants Pilot and Independent Rev Funding under this initiative supports an independent review of the Australian Sports Outreach Program Sport Development Grants program. The pilot will provide an opportunity to trial a new method of implementing sport development grants. The total value of this initiative is $0.1 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.
Pacific Climate Change Science Program The Pacific Climate Change will improve scientific information on, and understanding of, climate change impacts by generating improved climate change impact information to assist decision-makers. This will include a better understanding of both the nature and the likely timing of projected changes.  Research will build the capacity of scientific communities in partner countries, including through cooperative research partnerships. The total value of this initiative is $20.0 million over 3 years, starting 2008-09.
Fraud Risk Management Expenses - FY 2016-17 Funding under this investment provides support for the administrative running costs of the Aid Risk Management and Fraud Control Program. Activities will support public financial management advisory services, fraud control, aid risk management and safeguards. The total value of this investment is $440,000 over 2 years, starting 2016-17.
Pacific Regional Blue Carbon Initiative In November 2017, at the UNFCCC COP23 meeting in Bonn, Australia announced a $6 million initiative to support efforts to protect and manage blue carbon ecosystems in the Pacific. 

This initiative aims to strengthen blue carbon expertise and data in the Pacific; support the integration of blue carbon into national greenhouse gas accounting and climate policy; and encourage public and private sector investment in blue carbon restoration and conservation projects.

Blue carbon ecosystems – mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses – capture more carbon per square metre than almost any other ecosystem and play an important role as fisheries breeding grounds and natural buffers against coastal erosion from rising seas. 

Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are important in the Pacific. They have long been recognised for their ability to provide protection from extreme weather events, mitigate against impacts of rising sea levels and provide for food security and sustainable livelihoods. Increasin
WHO WPRO Reform Strategy 2010-11 The World Health Organisation Western Pacific regional Office (WPRO) reform strategy aims strengthen effective leadership at country level to assist countries achieve their health development goals. This initiative will provide a clear framework through which WHO can enhance its performance and develop more effective leadership and encompass a three-phased approach: developing the right direction; moving forward; and making a difference. Australian support will support: part of the development and implementation of the Strategy; scale up of staff training on effective policy dialogue and strategic communications; the expanded roll out of a learning program on national health policy, strategy and plans; senior management leadership and technical skill set needs and steps for achieving this skill set; development regional communications strategy; country needs assessments; and development of monitoring and evaluation practices. The total value of this initiative is $2.3 million to be exp
Short term support to Regional Organisations Funding under this initiative provides for the support of on-going capacity development work with several Pacific regional organisations, in particular the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). The total value of this initiative is $0.1 million to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year.
CHS Alliance Core Funding 2016-2018 The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) Alliance sets out Nine Commitments that organisations and individuals involved in humanitarian response can use to improve the quality and effectiveness of the assistance they provide. It facilitates greater accountability to communities and people affected by crisis: knowing what humanitarian organisations have committed to will enable them to hold those organisations to account. Funding under this investments represents Australia's core contribution will support more effective and accountable humanitarian action by strengthening quality, accountability and people management practices in the humanitarian sector through the application of the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability. The total value of this investment is $0.75 million over 3 years, starting 2015-16.
North Pacific Program The Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program provides effective contribution to development through Australian volunteers working with people and organisations in developing countries. Individual Australians contribute by undertaking assignments in a range of developing countries, helping to build capacity in host organisations which are focused on meeting development needs across sectors such as health, education, rural development, and law and justice. Funding under this initiative covers the establishment, management and deployment of volunteers into the North Pacific. The total value of this initiative is $0.6 million to be expensed during the 2010-11 financial year.
Scholarships French Collectivities ADS The Scholarships French Collectivities ADS is funded through Pacific Regional funds and provides scholarships in professional and tertiary qualifications at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. ADS provides citizens from Pacific countries, where English is not the main second language, with the qualifications and skills necessary for their country's development. The main benefits of the program are the increase in skilled and qualified human resources resulting in promotion of self-reliance and equity which are major factors in sustainable levels. The total value of this multi-country initiative is $4.6 million over 8 years, starting 2009-10.
Pacific Disaster Risk Management 2015/16 The Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) is a whole of government initiative that deploys civilian specialists to countries experiencing or emerging from natural disaster or conflict, specifically to support stabilisation, recovery and development training. Funding under this investment supports the deployment of ACC specialists to work with the Governments of Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste, to strengthen the capacity of Pacific national disaster management agencies to better prepare for and respond to natural hazards and disasters. Support is to be provided for a period up to 12 months. The total value of this investment is $1.9 million over 2 years, starting June 2015.
Reducing the cost of remittances to the Pacific This investment aims to create a more open, competitive and safe financial channel and lower cost remittance services from Australia to the Pacific through a suite of activities. AUD5.2 million over five years will be provided to support a suite of activities with Australian government and non-government partners to deepen relationships between Australian and Pacific financial regulators and institutions, lift capability of those institutions and support activities which address the high cost of remittances from Australia to the Pacific, such as transparency and consumer empowerment initiatives.
ACC Post Disaster Recovery Team 14/15 Establishment of the Australian Civilian Corps Post Disaster Recovery Team, which will provide early recovery, stabilisation and reconstruction support to regional nations in the event of a major natural disaster in the 2014/15 cyclone and typhoon season.
The Last Taboo The Last Taboo initiative will support research to identify innovative approaches to improving access to affordable menstrual hygiene products for women and girls in the Pacific.
Commonwealth Youth Programme 2017-18 The Commonwealth Youth Program (CYP) provides opportunities to young men and women in Commonwealth member countries to contribute to international youth policy. Australia's objectives in supporting CYP are to promote and facilitate youth development and leadership activities in developing countries within the South Pacific region. The total value of this investment is $700,000.00 expensed during the 2017-18 financial year.
Pacific Thematic Advisory Support The Thematic Advisers work within the Pacific program and assist in setting strategic direction, strengthening evidence based decision making and credibility of our work, and ensuring quality in implementation. The Advisers have provided advice to AusAID to inform the new Development Assistance Strategy and the sectoral delivery strategies being developed. The total value of this initiative is $4.4m over 8 years, starting 2008-09.
Forum Regional Media Workshop 2013 Funding under this initiative supports the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) to increase the capacity of Pacific journalists to report on key regional issues and contribute to enhancing the knowledge and understanding in the region of the work of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) as the implementing body for the decision of Forum Leaders. PINA in collaboration with PIFS will conduct a two day training workshop for journalists from 10 Pacific Island countries. The workshop aims to provide background and context on ongoing and emerging regional issues as the Pacific Plan, climate change financing, international trade negotiations and labour mobility. The total value of this initiative is $28,000 to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year.
Green Climate Fund - Pacific Regional Dialogue Funding under this investment supports Pacific Island countries enagagement in the Green Climate Fund Pacific Regional Meetings. The meeting is attended by Pacific Leaders and Ministers, development partners, private sector and civil society and will support Pacific Island countries to develop Green Climate Fund project proposals. Its key outcome will be an updated Green Climate Fund Pacific Roadmap, which outlines the potential proposals that could be brought forward for Green Climate Fund Board consideration. Funding is paid as a grant through the GCF Secretariat to fund the GCF Pacific Regional Meeting. Australia's contribution will support the travel and accommodation costs of Pacific participants. The total value of this investment is $0.1 million expensed in the 2017-18 financial year.
Export Council of Australia Partnership 'Australia Awards: Women Trading Globally' is a new short course to be delivered by the Export Council of Australia and Charles Sturt University to support women entrepreneurs to become export ready. This new course will be piloted in late 2017, initially targeted on Pacific women entrepreneurs.
Pacific Regional Customs Support The Pacific Regional Customs Support initiative supports the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) as the peak body for national customs agencies in the Pacific. Australia is a member of the organisation through Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. The OCO has 24 member administrations and its mission is to promote efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of regional customs administrations. The OCO Secretariat provides program-related technical assistance to help member countries in areas such as revenue collection and trade facilitation. The value of this initiative is $1.8m over three years (2013-14 to 2015-16).
Policy dialogue on VAW in the Pacific The Policy dialogue on Violence Against Women (VAW) in the Pacific initiative is a cooperation with several partners, including Australia and the US State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues, New Zealand, Government of PNG and the World Bank Group to assist Pacific Island countries to progress the regional agenda to address violence against women, as well as improve coordination between development partners on the same issue. The total value of this initiative is $0.8 million over 2 years, starting 2011-12.
Pacific - National Disaster Management The Pacific - National Disaster Management initiative provides support for the deployment of Australian Civilian Corps specialists to strengthen the national disaster management agencies in Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga. The deployment will coincide with the 2013-14 cyclone season to provide technical support in disaster risk management and strengthen these Pacific Island countries preparedness for emergency response. The total value of this initiative is $0.6 million to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year.
SOPAC Core Budget Support 2010 The South Pacific and Asia Conference (SOPAC) aims to contribute to sustainable development, reduce poverty and enhance resilience for the people of the Pacific by supporting the development of natural resources, in particular non-living resources, investigation of natural systems and the reduction of vulnerability, through applied environmental geosciences, appropriate technologies, knowledge management, technical and policy advice, human resource development and advocacy of Pacific issues. Funding under this initiative represents Australia's contribution for core funding valued at $1.8 million to be expensed during the 2009-10 financial year.
OCHA ROP core funding Australia's contribution to the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office for the Pacific (ROP) provides core funding to strengthen disaster preparedness and emergency response in the Pacific. OCHA's unique mission is to mobilise and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international organisations in order to: alleviate human suffering in natural disasters and complex emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention; and facilitate sustainable solutions. The overall aim for OCHA is saving more lives by improving humanitarian coordination. ROP engages in activities to improve disaster response in the Pacific. Support to ROP directly contributes to activities that support and maintain OCHA's work in the region as well as key activities to identify current challenges in the humanitarian filed. The total value of this investment is $1.0 million over 2 years, starting 2013-