Marc Purcell
@ACFIDCEO
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Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)
Australian Capital Territory
Joined March 2011
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
Australia is providing an initial $10 million in humanitarian assistance for civilians affected by the conflict in Gaza.
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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 🇦🇺.
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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
90 per cent of Somalians are suffering from 'insufficient food consumption'.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Strong support from Australian for greater aid to humanitarian crisis .
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Australia needs humanitarian exemptions in its sanctions on Syria to save lives.
theguardian.com
Assad regime still insists on handling all aid shipments to war-torn and quake-ravaged country that has been all but cut off from help
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RT @AusAmbGender: I am honoured to be Australia’s new Ambassador for Gender Equality. I look forward to promoting 🇦🇺’s commitment to gend….
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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
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How to respond to the catastrophe in Turkey and Syria. Please share.
acfid.asn.au
ACFID Members are responding to the earthquake with vital life-saving assistance. You can be assured that your support to any member listed below will meet identified needs on the ground and are in...
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RT @stephendziedzic: International Development Minister Pat Conroy tells @JessicaM_London that he wants development specialists to "take ov….
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ALP & Nat, Lib MPs call attention to hunger crisis in Horn of Africa. Call to government to act further. Text here.
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Open letter in today's Fin Review from humanitarian charities to Government, to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa
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