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16-May-2012
Situation Update: Syria
The combination of increasing levels of violence, poor access to services, and disruptions in livelihoods is putting more lives at risk in Syria. Read More
09-May-2012
MEDIA RELEASE: Government Breaks Promise to the Poorest
The Make Poverty History Coalition is disappointed the Government has not delivered on its election promise in this year’s Budget to allocate 50 cents in every $100 of national income to overseas aid by 2015. Read More
03-May-2012
MEDIA RELEASE: Australia must not balance the books on the backs of the poor
Australia cannot break the bi-partisan promise to those in extreme poverty in the upcoming federal budget. Read More
27-Apr-2012
Churches to observe World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel
To mark the World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel, Palestinian Christians will celebrate holy communion on Friday June 1 in the orchard of the historic Cremisan monastery near Bethlehem. It is an area where Israel plans to confiscate land in order to extend its illegal separation barrier outside Jerusalem. Read More
19-Apr-2012
WCC and AACC express concern over tensions between Sudan and South Sudan
The World Council of Churches and All Africa Conference of Churches have expressed grave concern over the escalating armed conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. Read More
12-Apr-2012
Act for Peace responds to Fiji floods
In response to the devastating floods across parts of Fiji in the past few weeks, Act for Peace is providing crucial assistance to logistical and humanitarian assessment work in the aftermath of the disaster. Read More
11-Apr-2012
You can give to help people displaced by Syrian violence
Act for Peace’s partners through the global ACT Alliance are now providing humanitarian support to displaced communities inside Syria, as well as people who have fled to neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan. Read More
29-Mar-2012
MEDIA RELEASE: Elections an important step for conflict-ravaged Burma
By-elections in Burma / Myanmar this Sunday will not change the balance of power in the nation, but could be an important step in its struggle towards democratisation, according to Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia. Read More

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