The 3rd Asia-Pacific Summit on Gender-based Violence is committed to ensuring that everyone has a fulfilling experience at the Forum, and to making the platform as inclusive and productive as possible in order to ensure a safe environment of respect and inclusion for all participants. Please follow these principles in all spaces of the Forum, including public and private channels and direct messages.

•    Use welcoming and inclusive language. Commit to open dialogue and transparency.
•    Remain driven by our collective mission of advancing gender equality, feminism and women’s rights.
•    Respect one another. Listen, avoid assumptions, enable different opinions, and refrain from personal attacks.
•    Allow everyone to participate. Don’t dominate the conversation and honor time limits.
•    Respect the diversity of languages, opinions and expertise.
•    Honor confidentiality and “I” statements (“I” instead of “they,” “we,” or “you”). 
•    This is a space where the voices of the marginalized are amplified and given “expert” priority when recounting their own experiences. Their experiences of oppression are not up for debate or to be refuted in any way.
•    We will not tolerate harassment of any kind including but not limited to: