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Aid Activities in Fragile States

Solomon Islands

Australia's aid program is helping Solomon Islands address its most critical challenges. It's laying solid foundations for lasting peace and stability after a period of conflict, and is providing basic services and employment opportunities for a young and geographically dispersed population.

The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) is a cooperative, regional program involving Australia and ten other countries. The program aims to strengthen law and justice, improve economic management and rebuild the essential machinery of government in Solomon Islands.

These are all critical to promoting stability and broad-based growth.

RAMSI police, working alongside Solomon Islands police and backed by a multi-country military contingent, are creating a safer environment and a return to the rule of law.

RAMSI activities are aimed at strengthening law and justice, improving economic management and rebuilding the essential machinery of government - all critical to promoting a return to stability and broad-based growth. Early involvement of RAMSI's police force, backed by a multi-country military contingent, is creating a safer environment. From an early stage, Australia has provided assistance in strengthening courts to manage cases rapidly and fairly and improving the ability of the prison service to accommodate prisoners humanely and securely.

Through its bilateral program, Australia is also helping to maintain basic services, such as health care, and is improving management of natural resources, including forestry, and land administration. At the same time, it's supporting peace building through community and civil society development.

Papua New Guinea

AusAID is working with Papua New Guinea to overcome major constraints to stability and development. Australia is helping to reverse the country's poor record on governance and is releasing funds for essential services, such as health care and education.

Australian aid is strengthening public sector performance and management. Australia's activities are protecting the vulnerable by ensuring the delivery of essential services in rural areas, and improving law and order. AusAID programs are also maintaining key roads for trade and communication. These are making conditions better for rural producers as well as helping with border security.

Vanuatu

Despite the significant reforms carried out by the Government of Vanuatu over the past decade, there remain difficult challenges. Poverty mixed with a relatively weak administration and rapid population growth, are potential ingredients for instability.

The economy is vulnerable to external shocks, and services to rural communities are strained. Strong demand for increased expenditure, particularly in education and health services for a young but growing population - approximately 60 per cent of people are younger than 24 years - is placing further pressure on the economy and the government's budget. The demographic change is also placing pressure on traditional structures, which contributes to social instability.

Australia is providing advisers to help strengthen the legal, policing and public administration systems. It's also providing assistance to promote continued public sector reform and to strengthen the administration of government. Australia is supporting capacity building of Vanuatu's legal institutions and police force. Significant programs are in place to improve management and delivery of health services to ni-Vanuatu. Secondary schools are being upgraded and there are also programs in place for technical and vocational education for young people.

Nauru

Australia is working with the Government of Nauru to develop a sustainable development strategy for long-term viability. It takes in major economic and financial management reforms. Australia also continues to assist in the provision of essential services for Nauruans, including health, education, power and water.

East Timor

Australia is contributing to the development of a simple, effective and sustainable government administration system. It's also helping to strengthen institutions of civil society and promote human rights to help with reconciliation and peace building. Other activities are supporting the restoration and delivery of basic services, such as education, health and water supply. Australia continues to work with East Timorese agriculturalists to increase crop production.

Kiribati

Most efforts are supporting education and training and public sector management. So far Australia has funded the construction of several schools and vocational training at the Tarawa Technical Institute. Australia continues to work with the Government of Kiribati to improve financial management and revenue collection.

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