Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, this week announced plans to provide a further $28 million over two years to non-government organisations (NGOs) as...
Australia will contribute $4 million to APEC’s aid-for-trade initiatives, designed to encourage emerging economies increase their participation in international...
Minster for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, and Minister for Defence John Faulkner have announced further Australian support to Samoa and Tonga following the tsunami...
The World Bank is under-resourced and needs more funds to furnish its commitments, according to World Bank president Robert Zoellick, who has appealed for finance.
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Yesterday marked the inaugural World Humanitarian Day, designed to honour the services of aid workers around the world, including those who have lost their lives...
Generosity in the current global recession is alive and well, with the United Nations announcing record levels of aid funding compared with previous appeals.
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International agencies, fearful that money to assist less-developed countries will be eroded by the global economic crisis, have urged the developed world to increase...
Famine could be a reality for 1 billion people worldwide due to the global financial crisis, says the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. The estimate...
Developed countries should increase their aid budgets during this global economic downturn to prevent economic asylum seekers from attempting to enter more stable...
