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Panel Members farewell Simon McKeon with significant World Vision donation.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

On 31 August 2010, Simon McKeon retired from his position as President of the Australian Government Takeovers Panel. As a well known philanthropist and the 2011 Victorian Australian of the Year, Mr McKeon has been given a very different type of farewell gift that reflects his personal passion and generosity.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Philanthropy, Simon McKeon, Tim Costello, World Vision

Emergency button remains on in Haiti: World Vision

Monday, January 10, 2011

The earthquake that flattened the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, one year ago on January 12, 2010, has left a poor nation stuck in “emergency response”, humanitarian agency World Vision Australia said today.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Latin America and Carribean, Anthea Spinks, Cholera, Disaster relief, Earthquake, Foreign Aid, Haiti, Report

Thousands of displaced people in Sudan need urgent assistance: World Vision

Friday, January 7, 2011

In the lead up to the long‐awaited referendum in Sudan, World Vision Australia today called on the international community to provide urgent assistance to ensure the safety and wellbeing of thousands of Sudanese civilians who have been displaced due to violence or who have moved south to vote.

Media Releases, Africa, Conflict, Election, Foreign Aid, Refugee Crisis, South Sudan, Sudan

Delivery of short term climate funds for poor nations signals hope for the future

Monday, December 13, 2010

World Vision Australia has welcomed the progress report on Australia's fast-start finance commitments released today by The Hon Greg Combet at the UN climate talks in Cancún, Mexico.

Media Releases, Climate change, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Australian Government, Climate Change, Foreign Aid, Tim Costello, United Nations

Camp encourages Koori youth to speak up

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

A group of well-known Aboriginal media personalities, performers and cultural experts will run a series of workshops today and tomorrow in Sydney to support Koori youth to find their voice.

Media Releases, Indigenous Australians, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Young People

Aid agency calls on Australia to show leadership on human trafficking

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Australia’s largest aid agency will urge the government to step up its efforts to combat human trafficking through the appointment of an Australian Ambassador for Trafficking in Persons.

Media Releases, Human trafficking, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Child Slavery, Human trafficking, Tim Costello

AID REVIEW WELCOME FOR CHALLENGES AHEAD

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Government’s announcement of an independent review of the effectiveness of the Australian aid program is welcome and needed says the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, Tim Costello

G20 urged to tackle the risk of another global food security crisis

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Aid agency World Vision has urged G20 countries meeting in Seoul to take urgent action to avoid a repeat of the global food crisis of 2008, which thrust an additional 100 million people worldwide below the poverty line.

Media Releases, Famine, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Famine, Food Security, G20, Tim Costello, United Nations, World Food Crises

Arnott’s takes welcome steps to ensure Tim Tams are free from child labour

Friday, October 29, 2010

World Vision Australia today welcomed Arnott’s announcement that it will source ethical cocoa that has not been made with the use of child labour for all of its chocolate-based products, including the iconic Tim Tam biscuit.

Media Releases, Child labour, Africa, Child Labour, Child Slavery, Chocolate, Cocoa Industry, Human trafficking, Tim Costello, West Africa

As cholera outbreak spreads, World Vision deploys teams to distribute emergency health supplies, focus on preventative measures

Monday, October 25, 2010

As the cholera outbreak continues to spread in the Artibonite region of Haiti, World Vision is increasing its response in affected areas, pre-positioning much-needed health supplies and preparing residents in displacement camps in Port-au-Prince with critical health and hygiene messages.

Media Releases, Poverty, Water & sanitation, Famine, Latin America and Carribean, AIDS, Cholera, Disaster relief, Foreign Aid, Haiti, HIV, Tim Costello

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