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The Israeli military is destroying the conditions of life in Gaza. Fourteen months of repeated attacks on Palestinian civilians, the dismantling of the healthcare system and other essential infrastructure, the suffocating siege and the systematic denial of humanitarian assistance demonstrate this. People in Gaza barely survive apocalyptic conditions. Nowhere is safe, no one is spared […]
The 2024 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, eventually came to an agreement on the quantum of climate finance for developing countries under the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG). It adopted a two-tier goal. Developing countries had called for amounts ranging from US$1 […]
This blog is an edited version of the Mitchell Oration delivered at the 2024 Australasian AID Conference on December 5. The traditional framework for development cooperation is being challenged today in multiple ways, going well beyond just geopolitical contestation between major powers. While growing rivalry between the US and China, with most developing countries caught […]
Australian aid Devpol’s annual Australasian Aid and International Development (AID) Conference has sold out for another year. The conference, delivered in partnership with The Asia Foundation, will take place on 3-5 December and feature four pre-conference events (no registration required), five keynote speakers, and 36 concurrent panels. The 3-Minute Aid Pitch will close the conference. […]
Although I’m physically far away, the effects of the war in Sudan, my country, are ever-present, pulling me back with every news update. I can’t help but compare the devastation I hear about with the global news headlines that barely seem to take notice. Sudan and its suffering people have slipped down the world’s list […]
Australian aid As conflict in the Middle East widens and the toll on civilians worsens, the Australian Council For International Development’s members have launched a consolidated appeal to help address the humanitarian situation in Lebanon. Australia has allocated $12 million to the humanitarian response in Lebanon since September 2024 and $82.5 million to the Gaza […]