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Biden Elevates Development to Heart of Foreign Policy with Power Nomination
15 Jan, 2021
The Australian Council for International (ACFID) has commented on the decision by President-elect Biden to ...
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Australian NGOs Stand with Local Partners in Wake of TC Yasa
18 Dec, 2020
Australian NGOs are preparing to support local people in response to Tropical Cyclone Yasa as assessments of damage and destruction take place across Fiji. ACFID’s NGO members are liaising...
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Australia Needed on the World Stage After Shocking UN Crisis Report
10 Dec, 2020
Following news that 235 million people will require humanitarian assistance in 2021, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) is looking to the Australian Government to do its...
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ACFID Calls for Peace after Ceasefire Breaks Down in Western Sahara
10 Dec, 2020
In a statement, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has condemned the outbreak of violence in Western Sahara and the breakdown of the long-held ceasefire, calling for a...
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Australian Government Stands with Region on Tackling COVID-19
31 Oct, 2020
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) has warmly welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of $500m over three years to assist in the safe and effective rollout...
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Welcome Step on Regional Road to COVID-19 Recovery
06 Oct, 2020
Australia’s peak-body for international development NGOs – the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) – has welcomed new, additional investments in tackling COVID-19 in the...
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Australians call for boost to overseas COVID-19 funding to avoid deadly second waves
13 Sep, 2020
An overwhelming number of Australians want the government to invest more in the global battle against COVID-19, recognising that repeated outbreaks in other countries will impact their own lives...
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ACFID Publishes Second Annual Update on Prevention of Sexual Misconduct
10 Sep, 2020
In 2018, following incidents of sexual misconduct in the aid and development sector reported in the UK media, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) commissioned two...
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Statement on KPMG’s investigation into World Vision Australia
31 Aug, 2020
The CEO of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), Marc Purcell, has issued a statement following the ...