ACFID Blog
The ACFID Blog features opinion articles on aid and development issues by ACFID staff, ACFID Members and a diverse range of other authors.
The purpose of the ACFID Blog is to engage readers in ACFID's work and to inform, engage and influence ACFID Members, the public and the government. Read more
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Locally owned disaster response – “It is all about power and taking back the power”
Bethany Hender
19 Jun, 2017
At the World Humanitarian Summit just over one year ago, 30 of the biggest donors and humanitarian organisations agreed to the...
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Civil Society Organisations reflect on participating in ACMC’s Civil-Military-Police Interaction Workshop
Anu Mundkur
15 Jun, 2017
The Australian Institute of Police Management in Manly, NSW provided the backdrop to the Australian Civil-Military’s Centre’s annual feature - the Civil-Military Interaction...
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Beyond Business as Usual – Reporting on SDG Impact
Rebecca Hamilton
09 Jun, 2017
Global agreement on the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 heralded a new era in the landscape of aid and development effectiveness. A universal...
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SDG 17: It’s not about transactional partnerships
Dr Philippa Smales
30 May, 2017
There has been a lot of discussion recently around Goal 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the goal of partnerships. In full, the Goal reads ‘Strengthen the means...
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"This is the kind of talk that destroys academic careers", Duncan Green launches his new book 'How Change Happens'
Nuwan Peiris
10 Apr, 2017
NGOs operate in complex and dynamic environments where ‘disruptive changes’ are the norm. It has become a well-referenced term in the aid and development vernacular. But how do...
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What it’s like when a death sentence is lifted
Khaled Naanaa
16 Mar, 2017
The day I came to Australia, it was a new beginning. It was a dream. It felt like a new life. Back in Syria, after six years of war, it felt like life had stopped. Any...
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The ‘Global Gag Rule’ is a major foreign policy test for Australia
Joanna Pradela
08 Mar, 2017
Last week the Trump administration issued guidelines [1] to international organisations for the... [1] https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1868/303mab.pdf
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ACFID sets out framework for Australian foreign policy
Joanna Pradela
27 Feb, 2017
Today, ACFID has published its submission to the White Paper on Foreign Policy – the first paper of its kind in 14 years. Our submission presents an analysis of the root causes...
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Reaffirming Australian Values Against Headwinds of Isolationism
Marc Purcell
16 Feb, 2017
The launch of ACFID’s 2017 electoral snapshots [1] at Parliament showed growing public support... [1] https://acfid.asn.au/content/electorate-snapshots
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Looking Forward. Up. Out: Australia's Development Policy and Programme in 2025
Leanne Smith
05 Feb, 2017
/This post has been adapted from a submission to Australia Ahead of the Curve: An agenda for international development to 2025. The full submission is available.../