Justine Nolan and the DTP are training human rights defenders in the Pacific to develop advocacy strategies to deal with companies in the region and achieve better terms and conditions for local workers, better protect community and Indigenous rig
If we wish to engage with Afghanistan’s new government, which for the sake of Afghans we must, let us focus on readying for talks, write George Varughese and Susanne Schmeidl.
The Yuwaya Ngarra-li Youth Justice Advisor, Peta MacGillivray, visited Walgett in May as we kick-start the implementation of the Youth Diversion Demonstration Model (‘the Model’), in our Children and Young People and Youth Justice focus areas of t
Being community-led is one of the core principles of the Yuwaya Ngarra-li partnership, which grew from collaboration between UNSW researchers and community-controlled organisations.
Aboriginal children and young people are criminalised and incarcerated in horrifying numbers, including in Walgett, a town of ~2500 people with more than 40 police stationed locally.
To assist Myanmar in making the transition from military rule to a democracy, Melissa Crouch and her team are working with Myanmar scholars and policy thinkers to consider how constitutional law and reform can achieve lasting peace.
To help Fiji and the Solomon Islands to better control neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the population, John is working with governments from both countries to examine current measures, identify gaps and conduct research to fill those gaps, u
UNSW research is investigating and documenting the use of different types of media productions and communication channels by NGOs and UN bodies in post-conflict areas to promote sustainable peace, highlighting positive impacts on communities and e
Jacqui is working with countries in the Pacific and around the world to implement salt reduction strategies to reduce blood pressure levels and food policy interventions to tackle obesity, diabetes and diet-related diseases that result in prematur
John Hall and Padma Narasimham are looking to design an app informal healthcare providers in India can use to improve the documentation of tuberculosis and the policy and medical responses to sufferers, saving and improving lives.
Rohina Joshi is assessing the role of community health care workers in rural Indian areas to prevent and control chronic diseases and improve individual wellbeing.
Adam is working with Pacific Island governments to analyse the effectiveness of the region’s outbreak early warning surveillance system with the aim of strengthening it to enable faster and more accurate detection of outbreaks, thereby containing
Richard, Christine and Stephen are working with local government in Sri Lanka and Pacific Island countries to trial interventions that reduce cardiovascular risk and disease, and to better estimate trends in disease and mortality, improving local
With over 20 years of experience in Myanmar, Morten is researching the effectiveness of international sanctions versus engagement in dealing with the country’s recurring human rights crises.
By examining the effectiveness of courts and similar bodies in compensating for and preventing sexual violence post-conflict, Professor Louise Chappell, Professor Andrea Durbach and Professor Sarah Williams have determined that unless reparations
