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ISIS International Manila Linking women, sharing knowledge, engendering change. Isis International Manila is dedicated to cover happenings and any emerging issues in the review process of the Beijing Platform for Action which charts women's advancement globally.

AWORC Asian Women's Resource Exchange. AWORC provides a directory of NGO's in the Asia-Pacific region that monitor the various concerns having to do with the Beijing Platform for Action as well as campaigns for technology training for women in order to advance networking and advocacy work.

SAWNET South Asian Women's Network. SAWNET is a forum for the interchange of ideas, information, and advice, which links women to political, charitable, and social organizations in South Asia (Including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka).

PPSEAWA Pan-Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association International. PPSEAWA's objectives are "to strengthen the bonds of peace by fostering a friendship and better understanding among women in all areas of the Pacific and Southeast Asia, to promote cooperation among women of these regions for the study and improvement of social, economic, and cultural conditions."

Asia Pacific Centre for Peace and Justice One of APCPJ's campaigns involves an alternative security proposal for women and children. Together with partner organizations in Asia and the US, the Asia Pacific Center strives to end violence against women, children and the environment resulting from the presence of US military bases and personnel in Okinawa, the Philippines and South Korea.

WISCOMP Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace, a programme of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.