2016 DEFENCE WHITE PAPER
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International defence relationships 137<br />
5.79 Defence will continue to support United Nations training and education<br />
activities and will provide expertise to support the Australian National<br />
Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2012–2018 that implements<br />
United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. UNSCR<br />
1325 recognises that security, stability and peace can only be achieved<br />
through a gender inclusive approach to conflict resolution and peace<br />
building. Defence is responsible for implementation of 17 of the 24<br />
actions in the National Action Plan. The National Action Plan sets out<br />
what Australia will do, at home and overseas, to integrate a gender<br />
perspective into its peace and security efforts, protect women and girls’<br />
human rights and promote their participation in conflict prevention,<br />
management and resolution. Under the National Action Plan, ADF<br />
women are playing a more prominent and influential role on operations<br />
in which the ADF is involved.<br />
5.80 Australia is promoting the active participation and integration of Afghan<br />
women in Afghanistan’s national security institutions. In recent years,<br />
ADF personnel have performed the role of Gender Adviser to the<br />
NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, providing guidance<br />
on the provision of safe and appropriate facilities and equipment for<br />
women serving in Afghan security forces, and training for men and<br />
women in the prevention of gender-based violence and harassment.<br />
SECTION TWO CAPABILITY<br />
5.81 The relationship between Australia and the United Kingdom is based<br />
on deep historical and cultural ties, which have been reinforced over<br />
time, most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. We share common interests<br />
in supporting and defending a stable rules-based global order and our<br />
approaches to global security issues are closely aligned. We cooperate<br />
closely as members of the FPDA and the Five-Eyes intelligence<br />
community. The United Kingdom has global military reach and the<br />
capacity to help respond to global security challenges.<br />
5.82 Australia and the United Kingdom will continue to work together to<br />
address common threats to a peaceful, prosperous and rules-based<br />
global order, including terrorism, the instability in the Middle East and<br />
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