Press releases

• Delivery of short term climate funds for poor nations signals hope for the future

  Monday, 13 December 2010

  World Vision Australia has welcomed the progress report on Australia's fast-start finance commitments released today by The Hon Greg Combet at the UN climate talks in Cancún, Mexico.
  
  World Vision Australia’s CEO Tim Costello said it was a top priority for the negotiations in Cancún to progress on short-term climate funding and the development of a long-term fund to help ...

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• Camp encourages Koori youth to speak up

  Wednesday, 8 December 2010

  A group of well-known Aboriginal media personalities, performers and cultural experts will run a series of workshops today and tomorrow in Sydney to support Koori youth to find their voice.
  
  The workshops are part of a two day camp for Aboriginal youth from the Sydney area who have successfully completed World Vision’s Young Mob Leaders Program this year.
  
  “Young Mob ...

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• Aid agency calls on Australia to show leadership on human trafficking

  Wednesday, 24 November 2010

  At the federal government’s National Roundtable on Human Trafficking today, Australia’s largest aid agency will urge the government to step up its efforts to combat human trafficking through the appointment of an Australian Ambassador for Trafficking in Persons.

  World Vision Australia’s CEO Tim Costello said at least 12.3 million adults and children globally were trapped in forced labour, bonded labour ...

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• AID REVIEW WELCOME FOR CHALLENGES AHEAD

  Tuesday, 16 November 2010

  The Government’s announcement of an independent review of the effectiveness of the Australian aid program is welcome and needed says the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for Australian aid and development non-government organisations.
  
  ACFID has previously called for such a review, because we believe there are some big challenges facing Australia’s aid program in coming years, ...

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• G20 urged to tackle the risk of another global food security crisis

  Wednesday, 10 November 2010

  Aid agency World Vision has urged G20 countries meeting in Seoul to take urgent action to avoid a repeat of the global food crisis of 2008, which thrust an additional 100 million people worldwide below the poverty line.
  
  “One billion people suffer from hunger today. There are now danger signs that food prices are again starting to rise, threatening to ...

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• An everlasting Christmas wish

  Friday, 5 November 2010

  Healthcare, clean water and an education are the factors that former World Vision sponsor child Tresford credits to transforming his life.

  Zambian born Tresford features in World Vision’s powerful new television commercial launching today, urging Australians to join the fight against global poverty by sponsoring a child this Christmas.

  The campaign aims to show potential and current World Vision supporters ...

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• Arnott’s takes welcome steps to ensure Tim Tams are free from child labour

  Friday, 29 October 2010

  World Vision Australia today welcomed Arnott’s announcement that it will source ethical cocoa that has not been made with the use of child labour for all of its chocolate-based products, including the iconic Tim Tam biscuit.
  
  In response to a public campaign by World Vision earlier this year, Arnott’s said on 30 March that it was “committed to playing its ...

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• As cholera outbreak spreads, World Vision deploys teams to distribute emergency health supplies, focus on preventative measures

  Monday, 25 October 2010

  - Malnourished children, people with HIV and AIDS and the elderly are the most vulnerable, aid agency says

  - World Vision health workers remind families that hand washing can save lives, prevent spread of cholera

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 25, 2010 – As the cholera outbreak continues to spread in the Artibonite region of Haiti, World Vision is increasing its response in ...

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• Typhoon Megi hits northern Philippines: World Vision response underway

  Tuesday, 19 October 2010

  World Vision is set to deploy two teams to Cagayan and Isabela in the northern Philippines to assess needs and provide initial emergency aid, after super Typhoon Megi (local name Juan) made landfall yesterday afternoon.
  
  Over 2,000 relief goods consisting of canned goods, noodles, biscuits, dried fish, milk, bottled water, coffee and sugar, and 1,520 packs of used clothing have ...

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• World Vision CEO Tim Costello accepts position on Gillard’s climate change roundtable

  Monday, 18 October 2010

  As a global agency dealing with people in poverty who depend on the health of their local environments to survive, World Vision appreciates the opportunity to be involved in the Federal Government’s stakeholder roundtable on climate change.
  
  World Vision’s CEO Tim Costello will be attending the roundtables and said it was very important for civil society to be involved in ...

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