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Eliminating Violence Against Women: A Handbook for the Indo-Pacific Region

Violence against women (VAW) is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time.

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Pillar 2 - Contexts Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous 2026

Mid-term effects of a parenting programme on early childhood development and maternal health in Vietnam: protocol for a follow-up of a cluster-randomised controlled trial

A community- based multicomponent intervention for women’s health and early childhood health and development was conducted in rural Vietnam, spanning from mid-pregnancy through the first postpartum year.

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Prevalence and Change Child Protection 2026

Heat, Home-Based Assault and Domestic and Family Violence Injuries: Evidence from Hospital Emergency Department Presentations

Elevated temperatures have been associated with increased interpersonal violence, yet evidence from hospital, health-sector data remains limited.

Pillar 2 - Contexts Shocks and GBV Harnessing of Technology Family Violence Climate 2026

Relationship Red Flags: Private Views, Public Beliefs

Not all violence begins with a blow. Much of it begins with warning signs that many people are never taught to read

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Social and Economic Costs 2026 Intimate Partner Violence

The Long Shadow of War

Long after they disappear from the headlines, war and conflict continue to shape the lives of those who lived through them – including how people think about violence inside the home.

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Impact of Institutions Domestic violence Conflict 2026

From Voice to violence: the referendum and the unravelling of reconciliation.

Reconciliation is not in crisis. It has been politically exhausted. The 2023 referendum did not simply reject a policy mechanism.

Pillar 4 - Indigenous The Violence of Colonialism Racial Analysis and Anti-Racism Praxis First Nations 2026

Assessing the Impact of Women, Peace and Security Initiatives in Cambodia and Lao PDR: A Baseline Study

In Southeast Asia and within the Greater Mekong insecurity results from both conflict and nontraditional sources, including land dispossession, migration, trafficking, gender-based violence (GBV), drug economies, and climate-related disasters.

Pillar 2 - Contexts Shocks and GBV Indo-Pacific Region Policies Gender equality 2026

Women's Safety in Compounding Disasters in the Philippines: Roundtable findings

This technical report documents the proceedings of the Women’s Safety in Compounding Disasters Roundtable held on 21 April 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City.

Pillar 2 - Contexts Shocks and GBV Asia and the Pacific Climate 2026

Submission to the Australian Government's consultation on the Second Action Plan (2027– 2032) under the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022–2032

The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Government's consultation on the Second Action Plan (2027–2032).

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Pillar 2 - Contexts Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous Prevalence and Change Community Effects of VAW Migration and Trafficking Harnessing of Technology Future Lives and VAW 2026 First Nations People Religion Submissions Justice System Climate Technology-Facilitated Violence Suicide+DV

Knowing and Doing: 50 Years of Change in the DFV Sector

Fifty years ago, the first women's refuge opened in Sydney. Today, Australia has national plans, specialist police units, landmark legislation, and a sector of hundreds of organisations. So what has actually changed – and what hasn't?

Pillar 2 - Contexts Pillar 3 - Responses Impact of Institutions Frontline Practice Responses Legal Responses Family Violence Policies Domestic violence Prevention of VAW Criminalisation 2026

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