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APPAP is a regional network of civil society groups, researchers, and practitioners working together to prevent genocide and mass atrocities across the Asia-Pacific.

Prevention of sexual violence in conflict is possible. That's the central argument of Ahead of Harm, authored by Dr Tama...
19/06/2026

Prevention of sexual violence in conflict is possible. That's the central argument of Ahead of Harm, authored by Dr Tamara Nair and Ms Vishalini Suresh and produced with the support of the Asia Pacific Partnership for Atrocity Prevention (APPAP) and the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.

The report outlines a concrete roadmap for how ASEAN can get ahead of sexual violence in conflict: through Gendered Early Warning Systems that reflect women's realities, community networks with institutional backing, and genuine accountability frameworks. These systems already exist in other forms. What's needed is the political commitment to expand them so they capture gender-specific signals and to anchor that commitment in ASEAN's Women, Peace and Security Regional Plan of Action.

On June 19, the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we honour survivors and recommit to this work. APPAP's Gender Working Group will keep pushing for the changes this report calls for.

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https://r2pasiapacific.org/files/12546/Ahead%20of%20Harm_Full%20report.pdf

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.Women and girls in conflict zones face...
19/06/2026

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.

Women and girls in conflict zones face risks that most early warning and protection systems are simply not designed to detect.

The report Ahead of Harm by Dr Tamara Nair and Ms Vishalini Suresh, produced with the support of the Asia Pacific Partnership for Atrocity Prevention (APPAP), makes the case for changing that.

It asks ASEAN to expand existing early warning systems to actually account for the specific ways women and girls are targeted in conflict and crisis and to embed that work into the implementation of early warning provisions in ASEAN's Women, Peace and Security Regional Plan of Action.

Migration routes, displacement camps, and crisis-affected communities are among the highest-risk environments for women and girls facing trafficking, sexual violence, and exploitation by armed groups. The absence of gender-responsive protection and referral systems in these settings is a choice, and it can be addressed.

Ahead of Harm identifies these sites as priority areas for Gendered Early Warning Systems and calls on ASEAN to develop mechanisms that reach women where they are most vulnerable.

APPAP's Gender Working Group has been working on this agenda across the Asia-Pacific and we're determined to keep the conversation going.

https://r2pasiapacific.org/files/12546/Ahead%20of%20Harm_Full%20report.pdf

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