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World Vision: health-related aid spending in the region requires ‘dramatic overhaul’ if more lives are to be saved

Monday, August 30, 2010

World Vision CEO Tim Costello has warned that children in the Pacific region are dying at rates not seen in Australia ‘since before Federation’.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Child Deaths, Infant mortality, Maternal Health, Millennium Development Goals, Tim Costello, United Nations

World Vision hands over its brand to YouTube vloggers

Thursday, August 26, 2010

World Vision Australia has enlisted three well-known YouTube vloggers, or video bloggers, to help communicate the organisation’s story to the online community.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Alex Day, Child Sponsorship, Shawna Howson, Tom McLean, World Vision, Young People, Youtube

World Vision sends more Aussie staff to reinforce Pakistan floods response

Thursday, August 19, 2010

World Vision Australia has deployed two more specialists to reinforce its Pakistan flood response.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Water & sanitation, Poverty, Famine, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Attention on foreign aid welcome

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

World Vision Australia has welcomed the entry of global poverty issues into the Federal Election campaign, with the Labor Party, the Liberal Party and the Australian Greens all releasing statements on international development today.

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

Aid pledges welcomed

Thursday, August 12, 2010

World Vision Australia has welcomed the Opposition’s promise to appoint a Minister for International Development and to elevate AusAID to an independent government department if elected, and has urged the ALP to match the commitment.

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

Law to stop illegal timber imports an important step

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Social justice, environment and international development organisations have welcomed today’s announcement that a re-elected Labor Government would make it a criminal offence to import illegally-sourced timber.

Media Releases, Climate change, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Election, Environment, Illegal Timber, Sustainable Energy, Tim Costello

Not-for-Profit sector welcomes Labor’s commitment to sector reforms

Monday, August 9, 2010

The Not-for-profit (NFP) sector welcomed Labor’s announcement today that it would establish an Office for the Not-For-Profit Sector and, if elected, would implement other recommendations of the Productivity Commission’s report released in February.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, NGO, Oxfam, Tim Costello, World Vision

World Vision begins aid deliveries in Pakistan

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

World Vision has begun delivering aid to families devastated by the Pakistan flooding, but warned that aid agencies will face enormous challenges as the relief response expands.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Climate change, Poverty, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Disaster relief, Flood, Foreign Aid, Pakistan

Overseas aid policy missing from election debate

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

As the Federal Election campaign reaches the half way point today, World Vision Australia said it was disappointed that neither major party had released its official policy on foreign aid.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, AUSAID, Australian Government, Election, Foreign Aid, Millennium Development Goals, Tim Costello

Cabinet minister must control expanded aid budget

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Australia must maximise the effectiveness of its growing aid and development budget by elevating it to a Cabinet-level portfolio alongside foreign affairs and trade, World Vision said today.

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

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