Coag Child Protection Framework Just The Beginning
30th April 2009 -
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Steve Larkins, SNAICC Chairperson said today, “ SNAICC has been advocating since 1981 for a national approach to child protection and is pleased that finally in 2009 Australia has a National Framework for Protecting Australia’s children.
Additional Humanitarian Assistance For Sri Lanka
29th April 2009 -
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Australia will commit an additional $4.5 million in humanitarian assistance for civilians caught up in the conflict in northern Sri Lanka. This assistance will provide urgent support including medical supplies, shelter, water and sanitation.
Tackling Avoidable Blindness In The Pacific And Asia
28th April 2009 -
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More than 314 million people around the world have impaired vision, often from avoidable causes," Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, said.
Most Vulnerable Have A Right To Survive
21st April 2009 -
Views: 990
"Oxfam's new report The Right to Survive raises important issues about the vulnerability of the most poor to climate change," Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, said today.
Pakistan Donors' Conference
17th April 2009 -
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I am pleased that this Conference is proceeding immediately after the Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting, during which we heard presentations from the Government of Pakistan on its priorities in key areas.