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Background Documents

The Aide Memoire (PDF, 33kb)

The Concept Paper (PDF, 10kb)

Preliminary conclusions from the East-Asia Pacific Workshop Report on “Humanitarian Challenges in Complex Emergencies” Kobe, Japan (14-15 November 2002) (PDF, 28kb)

The Full report of the East-Asia Pacific Workshop, Kobe, Japan (PDF, 67kb)

Preliminary conclusions from the Workshop “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: Humanitarian Challenges in Southern Africa” Pretoria, South Africa (15-17 October 2002) (PDF, 31kb)

The Full report of the Southern Africa Workshop, Pretoria, South Africa (PDF, 54kb)

Pacific initiatives

1992 Honiara Declaration by the South Pacific Forum on Law Enforcement Cooperation. (PDF, 16kb)

1997 Aitutaki Declaration on Regional Security Cooperation. (PDF, 9kb)

2000 Biketawa Declaration. (PDF, 10kb)

2001 Nasonini Declaration. (PDF, 5kb)

UN Initiatives

Protection of civilians in armed conflicts: Statement by the President of the Security Council - Dec. 2002

Security Council concludes two-day meeting on protection of civilians in armed conflict

Security Council moves to enhance protection of civilians in conflict

Protection of civilians in armed conflict: Statement by the President of the Security Council 1999

Security Council, in presidential statement, adopts aide-memoire identifying 13 core objectives for protecting civilians in armed conflict - March 2002

Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (S/2002/1300)

Reports

Small arms in the Pacific - a Forum Secretariat commissioned report - by Philip Alpers and Conor Twyford (March 2003). (PDF, 716kb)