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

Monday, October 25, 2010

As the cholera outbreak continues to spread in the Artibonite region of Haiti, World Vision is increasing its response in affected areas, pre-positioning much-needed health supplies and preparing residents in displacement camps in Port-au-Prince with critical health and hygiene messages.

Media Releases, Poverty, Water & sanitation, Famine, Latin America and Carribean, AIDS, Cholera, Disaster relief, Foreign Aid, Haiti, HIV, Tim Costello

Typhoon Megi hits northern Philippines: World Vision response underway

Tuesday, October 19, 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.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, Flood, Foreign Aid, Philippines, Typhoon

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

Monday, October 18, 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.

Media Releases, Climate change, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Climate Change, Julia Gillard, Tim Costello

World Food Day highlights the need for investment in the world’s food security

Friday, October 15, 2010

The United Nations World Food Day will be recognised globally this Saturday 16 October and is an important day to remind world leaders that heavy investment in the planet’s food security is urgently needed, World Vision Australia said today.

Media Releases, Famine, Asia and the Pacific, Food Security, United Nations, World Food Crises, World Food Day

More needed from Australian Government in fight against killer diseases

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Aid agency World Vision has welcomed the renewed Australian Government financial commitment to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, but expressed its disappointment at the size of the increase.

Media Releases, Famine, Poverty, Water & sanitation, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Epidemics, Global Fund, HIV, Malaria, Tuberculosis, WHO

UN Summit brings renewed international commitment to the survival of women and children

Thursday, September 23, 2010

International aid agency World Vision has applauded the international community’s renewed commitment to tackling child and maternal deaths, with more than $40 billion committed to the UN Secretary General’s global strategy for women’s and children’s health.

Media Releases, Water & sanitation, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, Global Fund, Millennium Development Goals, Tim Costello, United Nations

World Vision welcomes additional funding for Pakistan

Friday, September 17, 2010

World Vision has welcomed the additional $40 million committed to the Pakistan floods, announced today by Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Poverty, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Australian Government, Disaster relief, Flood, Foreign Aid, Kevin Rudd, Pakistan, Tim Costello

26 billion dollar (US) funding black hole threatens to unravel progress

Thursday, September 16, 2010

World Vision and Make Poverty History have launched a 10-point Millennium Development Goal Rescue Plan ahead of the UN General Assembly, warning that another round of empty promises from world leaders would put the MDGs – and the lives of millions of the world’s poor – in peril.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Foreign Aid, Millennium Development Goals, Tim Costello, United Nations, USAID

Hugh Jackman helps launch new economic development program for world’s poor

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Australia’s largest aid agency today launched a new fundraising program for economic development projects, which provides poor communities with business skills training and opportunities to help them improve their incomes and build a better future.

Media Releases, Poverty, Cambodia, East Africa, Economic Development, Ethiopia, Hugh Jackman, Humanitarian, Tim Costello

Aid agency welcomes Lord Stern's call to take action on climate change and poverty

Thursday, September 2, 2010

World Vision Australia has welcomed Lord Nicholas Stern’s statement today in Canberra that poverty and the management of climate change are the two defining features of our generation

Media Releases, Poverty, Climate change, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Climate Change, Food Security, Lord Nicholas Stern

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