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Looking for a positive way to respond to disappointing Aid figures? Look no further than our May e-news

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Tweet In this issue: Looking for a positive way to respond to disappointing Aid figures? | Australia’s ‘tight fiscal environment’- more pain for the world’s poorest | Student shoots for the top – great news from squatter settlements in Fiji |  It’s National Volunteers Week! | Essential reading for your weekend Looking for a positive way to respond to disappointing Aid figures? This... Read More »

2013/2014 Federal Budget – Our response

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Tweet UnitingWorld expresses disappointment today that the Government has again delayed its foreign aid commitment of 0.5% of GNI for another year and will continue to divert up to $375 million from the aid budget to onshore asylum seeker processing. These further delays and diversions equate to a cut of up to $4.8 billion in projected funding from 2012-2016 to the world’s poorest people. “Whilst... Read More »

A unique gift for Mother’s Day, volunteer placements and speaking up to end poverty: your April e-news

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Tweet In this issue: A gift of motherhood | Travels in China| We need you! UnitingWorld Experience Volunteers | In an election year: speak up to end poverty | City2Surf:  walk, jog or run to alleviate poverty | Thank you for Lent Event! | Our April reading list A gift of motherhood Wondering what to get your mum this Mother’s Day? What could be better than the gift of motherhood… for a woman... Read More »

Stop the threat of war: Statement from Korean Partners

Friday, April 12th, 2013

Tweet The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK)  Statement on the Current Situation in the Korean Peninsula in view of the Joint US-ROK Military Exercises and Threats of War between North and South Korea March 13, 2013 Stop the threats of war, without any conditions, begin dialogue and negotiations!  “God will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They... Read More »

Uniting Church students engage with poverty and development in Adelaide

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Tweet Over 70 students from high schools across Adelaide came together at Seymour College last Tuesday to attend the One World WonTok youth poverty and development conference. The day began with students being given a new ‘identity’ for the day. These new identities came from countries as diverse as Papua New Guinea, South Sudan and India and gave the Australian students the opportunity to walk... Read More »