Compounding crises demand new alliances

Jacquelene

As we approach World Humanitarian Day on August 19, humanitarian crises are increasing in scale, impact and frequency and humanitarian organisations are forging new alliances to cope. In Ethiopia, for instance, women are facing the compounding challenges of growing conflict, COVID-19 and locust swarms. Kaleita Wendim is a 35-year-old mother […]

New Close the Gap report a wake up call

Jacquelene

Governments across Australia must urgently redouble their efforts to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inequality, the Close the Gap campaign says, following the release of disappointing new data on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. This week’s release of the first annual data report by the Productivity Commission […]

Charities call for public help to stop new powers

Jacquelene

Federal Assistant Treasurer, Michael Sukkar, is expected to introduce a proposal to amend Governance Standard 3 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulations 2013, to parliament on August 3. Charities have described these proposed Morrison Government changes as “alarming” and having the capability to “silence every one of the […]

Poor countries benefit less from covid cash

Jacquelene

A new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shows that cash assistance policies significantly reduced the number of people who might otherwise have fallen into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The report – ‘Mitigating Poverty’ – offers new data on how social assistance spending prevented people from […]

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