Abstract:

This is a submission to Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade’s Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific, with a focus on addressing the family and sexual violence epidemic in Papua New Guinea. With this focus, the submission looks at the role of NGOs in implementing practical responses to gender-based violence, the effectiveness of Australian Official Development Assistance in the fight against gender-based violence, and how the Pacific Step-up could provide support for critical NGO actors and other partners working in this space.