Marc Purcell

Australia’s call for humanitarian pauses:

ACFID welcomes the Government’s announcement of $10 million humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, and fully backs Minister Wong & Minister Conroy's calls for humanitarian access and protection of civilians. It is important leadership. foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny…

acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc… At the UNGA this week, Australia MUST support the UNGA draft resolution on the SDGs on the agreed target of 0.7%. The government should announce a plan for getting to the OECD average of 0.36% GNI for Aid. Were currently .19% GNI. We're watching 🇦🇺

Australia is proud to support Yawan Mut (pictured) and the women of Mari Village in Western’s South Fly District with essential business and financial literacy skills to grow their own businesses and generate income to support their families. #PNGAusPartnership

ACFID warmly welcomes the generous and principled humanitarian response by the Albanese government to addressing dire hunger in countries around the world. A great demonstration of leadership and a common sense of humanity. canberratimes.com.au/story/8212527/…

30 minutes that will show you why Australia needs to do more on fighting famine. A brilliant and moving piece of journalism on the hunger crisis on this week's Foreign Correspondent by reporter Stephanie March and camerman Matthew Davis. abc.net.au/news/programs/…

Australian NGO leaders at Parliament to advocate to the government to build a more stable and prosperous region and world, by investing more in Australian aid. Australia gives .2% of GNI to aid; the OECD average is .33% GNI. We are the 9th largest economy but 21 in OECD.

Talking climate & aid with Senator David Pocock, and how Australia's climate aid will need to scale up to ensure credibility with our bid to host the Climate COP. ACFID'S call is that climate aid is new and additional not taken from existing poverty alleviation programs.

Strong support from Australian for greater aid to humanitarian crisis news.com.au/finance/econom…

Australia needs humanitarian exemptions in its sanctions on Syria to save lives theguardian.com/world/2023/feb…

I am honoured to be Australia’s new Ambassador for Gender Equality. I look forward to promoting 🇦🇺’s commitment to gender equality and the human rights of women and girls, and persons of diverse gender identities.

ACFID welcomes the announcement of an extra $25 million to tackle food insecurity. Australia's response is the right thing to do to prevent people starving in multiple countries. acfid.asn.au/our-focus/food…

ACFID sets out what is to be done: acfid.asn.au/acfid-submissi…

How to respond to the catastrophe in Turkey and Syria. Please share. acfid.asn.au/consolidated-a…

International Development Minister Pat Conroy tells @JessicaM_London that he wants development specialists to "take over" DFAT in comments which he predicts might just put noises out joint (he may not be wrong on this)

ALP & Nat, Lib MPs call attention to hunger crisis in Horn of Africa. Call to government to act further. Text here lnkd.in/g2rwUBar

Open letter in today's Fin Review from humanitarian charities to Government, to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa