We have seen some improvements in the capacity of women at the local level to...

We have seen some improvements in the capacity of women at the local level to engage in peace processes that affect them. For its part, Australia continues to be active in this field. We have supported women who are themselves mobilising in the Solomon Islands, Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga and elsewhere to end conflict and foster peace and reconciliation in their own communities. We will continue to work with UN partners and civil society to ensure that women in the Asia-Pacific and elsewhere have a central role in peacemaking.