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What does justice mean? Violence against women during conflict
07 September 2010
On Tuesday 14 September, ActionAid, together with the University of Sydney Human Rights and Democratisation initiative, will host a special seminar discussing the issue of violence against women in the context of armed conflict.
Hunger to blame for Mozambique unrest
06 September 2010
ActionAid Mozambique says increasing financing for small-scale farming can play a part in solving hunger in the country.
Making Health Global - listen, learn, act
25 August 2010
Australia will play host to a major UN conference focusing on global health and the Millennium Development Goals from 30 August, with opportunities for the public to get involved.
ActionAid seminar on Millennium Development Goals
23 August 2010
On Thursday 16 September, panellists from ActionAid, The Australian National University and AusAID will lead a debate on how to achieve the Millennium Development Goals: "Countdown to 2015: How can we achieve the MDGs?"
Charities launch joint campaign to raise funds for Pakistan
19 August 2010
ActionAid has joined with Plan International and Save the Children to urge Australians to help the victims of Pakistan's devastating floods.
ActionAid joins Walk Against Warming
16 August 2010
ActionAid staff and supporters took to the streets of Sydney last Sunday (15 August) to highlight the global injustice of climate change and demand real action from government.
ActionAid to Walk Against Warming
12 August 2010
ActionAid will join with Greenpeace, Oxfam, World Vision and other organisations demanding stronger action on climate change in this Sunday's Walk Against Warming.
Heavy rains hamper Pakistan relief operations
04 August 2010
Heavy rains are hampering the rescue operation in Pakistan where ActionAid partners have been evacuating people caught up in the worst floods in 80 years.
ActionAid responding to Pakistan floods
03 August 2010
ActionAid is responding to the worst floods in Pakistan in 80 years with emergency food supplies, clean water, sanitation and shelter support.
Education: Are we on track for the Millennium Development Goals?
23 July 2010
ActionAid will join the University of Sydney and the Australian Education Union on 13 August to host a seminar on whether we are on track to reach the Millennium Development Goals on education.
G8 breaks historic aid pledge
28 June 2010
Leaders of the G8 have broken their aid promises made at the 2005 Gleneagles summit at the height of the Make Poverty History movement.
G20 fails to protect poor from vulnerable economy
28 June 2010
This weekend's G20 meeting failed to deliver any solid solutions to address a still vulnerable global economy, says anti-poverty agency ActionAid in response to the leaders' communique.ActionAid launches competition to send two students and their teacher to Africa
09 June 2010
ActionAid has teamed up with the 1Goal: Education for All campaign to offer two Australian high-school students the chance to travel to Africa to visit an aid project and share the experience with Australians nationally.
ActionAid throws global support behind 1Goal education campaign
07 June 2010
As people round the world rally behind football teams, ActionAid is putting the weight of its support behind the 1GOAL campaign, to focus the world’s attention on education as well as football.
ActionAid responds to Guatemala tropical storm Agatha
04 June 2010
Rescue workers in Guatemala, including ActionAid employees and partners, are working round the clock to evacuate vulnerable people, restore communications and reach cut-off areas hit by tropical storm Agatha.
ActionAid condemns Gaza flotilla violence
02 June 2010
ActionAid has condemned the use of violence and loss of life in the Gaza flotilla incident and has called for an independent investigation by the United Nations into the incident as soon as possible.
Two years on from Cyclone Nargis
03 May 2010
Two years on from Cyclone Nargis, ActionAid has helped 200,000 people in the Myanmar Delta to build safer communities.MP Laurie Ferguson and football ambassadors join ‘World’s Biggest Lesson’ record attempt in Sydney
20 April 2010
The ‘1GOAL - Education for All' campaign, supported by FIFA and the World Cup, was kicked off in Sydney this morning with former Socceroo player Francis Awaritefe, sport commentator Stephanie Brantz and the Hon. Laurie Ferguson, MP, as part of a ‘Lesson for All' world record attempt at Granville South High School.Haitian government risks ignoring earthquake survivors
12 April 2010
Three months on from the earthquake which devastated Haiti, the government is at risk of ignoring survivors in its plans to rehouse hundreds of thousands of people, according to anti-poverty agency ActionAid.
Biofuel land grabs spell disaster for poor
01 April 2010
ActionAid activists grabbed land in Milan, Paris and Copenhagen this week, highlighting the problem of European and other foreign companies grabbing land in Africa for biofuels.
