UNFPA’s work under C-Surge has three objectives.

COVID-19 has negatively impacted women and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health services and education, including for sexual and reproductive health. The pandemic has also increased the time these groups spend on digital devices, offering greater opportunity to connect with online, quality assured health information.

The RESPOND program aims to enhance the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of populations in the Indo Pacific whose access to services or rights have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic including access to family planning services.

Monthly trade data available in PDF and XLSX versions.

The Digital Trade Strategy provides a framework for Australia to maximise economic growth by shaping an enabling environment for digital trade. It guides Australia’s practical action as a leader in digital trade, informing our work to develop digital trade rules to deliver commercial benefits and push back against digital protectionism.

Risk factors screening must be completed for all aid investments at the Written Approval to Commence regardless of monetary value, delivery partner or approach. It must be updated again at the concept and design phases, and on a regular basis as part of investment risk management during implementation.

At the end of 2020, UNDP commissioned an independent final evaluation of ACPIS. The Final Evaluation which looks into the DFAT-funded components of ACPIS global project, considered what has (and has not) been working effectively with regard to the delivery of the outputs and objectives noted above.

The following is a list of developing countries as declared by the Minister for Foreign Affairs for the purposes of the Overseas Aid Gift Deduction Scheme established by the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

The increased difficulty of accessing remote locations due to multiple factors including COVID, conflict and natural disasters means that DFAT needs to use new approaches to program delivery and monitoring and evaluation (M&E).

Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties report: Strengthening the Trade Agreement and Treaty-Making Process in Australia. Five recommendations. 

Australia's Support to Fiji's Education Sector is a five-year program (2017-2022), valued at up to AUD25 million, and administered by the Fiji Program Support Facility. It is the latest iteration of a long-term commitment by the Australian Government to support the education sector in Fiji.

This report, Australia's Official Development Assistance: Statistical Summary, 2020-21, presents statistical details of Australia's development cooperation and reflects government priorities for 2020-21 with partner countries, multilateral and bilateral development agencies, civil society organisations and the private sector.

The rule of law and effective administration of justice are crucial to Papua New Guinea's long-term stability, security and economic growth. Australia has supported PNG's law and justice sector since the late 1980s and currently delivers this support through three pillars; the PNG-Australia Policing Partnership (PNG-APP), the Justice Services and Stability for Development Program (JSS4D) and smaller select investments in PNG's law and justice sector.

This independent evaluation assessed the effectiveness of Australia’s and New Zealand’s joint investment in the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) from 2017 to 2021, and provides recommendations for future consideration.

The Gender Action Platform (GAP) concluded in December 2020. Its design prioritised innovation, collaboration and shared learning. In July 2021, an independent Review of the GAP found the GAP achieved its objective to strengthen Australian NGO projects to achieve gender equality outcomes in developing countries.

Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade (LCT) Project is a multi-donor program administered by the World Bank and implemented by the National Implementation Unit (NIU) of Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) in Lao PDR. LCT was designed for the period January 2019- December 2022 with funding from Australia (AUD 4.5 million), USAID (USD 3 million from September 2019), Irish Aid (EUR 360,000) and a World Bank IDA loan (USD 10 million).

Partnerships for Improving Education supports the Government of Papua New Guinea to improve the delivery of, access to, and quality of education for the children of PNG.

Through the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Australia funded the Australia Balochistan Agribusiness Program phase 2 (AusABBA II). By promoting sustainable agricultural practices and providing technical support to policy development in agriculture and livestock, AusABBA II sought to reduce poverty and economic inequality in six of Balochistan’s districts bordering Afghanistan and Iran.

The Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) has been the flagship of Australia’s support towards a stronger and more independent media sector in the Pacific for over a decade, with ABC International Development as its longstanding delivery partner.

Underprivileged Children’s Educational Programs (UCEP) Bangladesh is implementing DFAT supported ‘Skills for Economic Growth and Prosperity’ investment in Bangladesh.

The Australian Government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the Innovation for Social Impact Partnership (ISIP) project in the Philippines in 2018.

Investing in Women (IW) is a 7-year, AUD102 million initiative in Southeast Asia to improve women’s economic participation as employees and entrepreneurs and influence the enabling environment to promote women’s economic empowerment.

Business envoy brings insights from Australia’s global diplomatic network to the Australian business community. It considers global geopolitical events and trends, their economic implications and what they might mean for Australian business.

As the Lao government rolls out a new primary education curriculum, this multi-year study assesses the extent to which the Australia-supported Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos Program (BEQUAL) results in school leaders and teachers developing intended teaching practices, which in turn leads to improvements in student learning outcomes.

The purpose of the review was to assess Nabilan’s progress against its end of program outcomes with an emphasis on Phase 2 programming with a view to informing the design process for Phase 3. The Review was undertaken by a team of four from DESI Consulting, two in-country consultants and two working remotely.

In June 2021, DFAT commissioned a review of the Australia Awards Papua New Guinea Program to assess progress towards its end of program outcomes.

The mid-term progress report on the Australian Government’s Health Security Initiative for the Indo-Pacific region was completed in May 2021. The Initiative was launched in October 2017 with an allocation of $300 million over five years funded from the Australian aid program. Its goal is to contribute to the avoidance and containment of infectious disease threats with the potential to cause social and economic harms on a national, regional or global scale.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is releasing this Indigenous Diplomacy Agenda to elevate indigenous issues in the work of the foreign affairs and trade portfolio.

The Disability-Inclusive Development Guidance Note outlines DFAT's suggested approach to disability-inclusive development.