Region
The Asia-Pacific region has a dense web of regional institutions and networks, including regional and sub-regional arrangements and track two networks. Many of these are actively engaged in work relating to the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect.
ASEAN www.aseansec.org Established in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is Southeast Asia’s principal regional organization. The transformation of ASEAN signaled by its new Charter, the establishment of the Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and progress towards a more ‘people-oriented’ association creates significant opportunities for it to become a central player in implementing the Responsibility to Protect in Southeast Asia. Consistent human security advocacy, such as by the ASEAN People’s Assembly, as well as a number of human security shocks, such as the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, 2007 Saffron revolution and 2008 Cyclone Nargis have finally started to shift expectations about the role of ASEAN. Several member states and many civil society groups believe that ASEAN needs to play a leading role in preventing and responding to humanitarian and other emergencies in the region.
 Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Study Group on the Responsibility to Protect
This study group will explore the implications of this new norm for regional actors and organizations. It will also provide policy recommendations regarding possible regional contributions to the global debate surrounding the implementation of RtoP. www.cscap.org
Non-Traditional Security
The Asia-Pacific region has pioneered the concept of Non-Traditional Security, particularly through the Consortium on Non-Traditional Security www.rsis-ntsasia.org and the Non-Traditional Security Centre in Singapore. These processes have been used to facilitate original research and track two dialogue about the Responsibility to Protect.
Regional Consultations
Working with partners in the region and beyond, the Centre facilitates regional consultations with governments and other stakeholders about the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect, or particular aspects of implementation.
 Pacific Islands
There is significant support for the Responsibility to Protect in the Pacific. The Pacific Islands Forum is an institutional member of the Centre’s International Advisory Board and Fiji and Papua New Guinea co-sponsored the 2009 UN General Assembly resolution. The region has also initiated advanced cooperation aimed at assisting states in stress.
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Recent Reports and Briefings
20 March 2009: Pillar Two and the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), Report. Ramsi and Pillar Two
29 August 2008: 'ASEAN, Australia and the Responsibility to Protect', Joint Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade by the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and act for peace ASEAN, Australia and the R2P
16 May 2008, 'Cyclone Nargis and the Responsibility to Protect', Report, Cyclone Nargis and the Responsibility to Protect
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