Global security

Australia is investing in the security and wellbeing of our region by helping our Pacific neighbours identify and prevent money laundering.

The Australian Government will reform and modernise Australia’s autonomous sanctions laws to enable the imposition of targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against the perpetrators of egregious acts of international concern.

A copy of the presentation from the Virtual Information Session on Australian sanctions hosted by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) is now available .

Australia will make the most of the transformative potential of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, by placing women’s meaningful participation at the centre of all our efforts to protect and promote women’s and girls’ human rights, prevent and resolve conflict and establish enduring peace.

Australia will make the most of the transformative potential of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, by placing women’s meaningful participation at the centre of all our efforts to protect and promote women’s and girls’ human rights, prevent and resolve conflict and establish enduring peace.

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The MIKTA countries highlight that full, equal, and meaningful participation of all women, including young women, in all aspects and at all levels of peace and security efforts must be ensured.