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South Sudan anniversary is no cause for celebration

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Three years ago there was dancing on the streets of South Sudan as a new nation was born with hopes and dreams for a free and independent future. Finally there was to be a future of democracy and peace, with plans for rapid development and construction of infrastructure funded by newly found oilfields. More than 1 million South Sudanese, including many who had been living in Australia, returned to their homeland full of hope and expectation.

Opinion Pieces, Africa, Child Violence, Refugee Crisis, Sexual Assault, South Sudan, Tim Costello, United Nations

Limited understanding of child sexual abuse in the South-East Asia puts children at risk

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Children in South-East Asia are at greater risk of being sexually abused because of their communities’ limited understanding of what constitutes child abuse, a new report by World Vision revealed today.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Cambodia, Child Violence, Report, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Slavery, Thailand, Vietnam

Aid group welcomes new government funding for women and education in the Pacific

Thursday, September 8, 2011

World Vision Australia today welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of additional funding to improve education and the treatment of women in the Pacific.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Forced Marriage, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Sexual Assault, WHO, Women's Rights