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A matter of choice: to act or not to act
"Will the legacy of our generation be more than a series of broken promises?" - Nelson Mandela, 2001
Imagine a person swimming at a local beach or pool. We see them begin to struggle. They wave their arm in our direction as if to attract our attention. We are uncertain as to what we should do. We know that they are in trouble but we appear paralysed, unable to act. Where is the lifesaver?
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UN forum to set water, sanitation and housing standards
More than 75 government ministers are meeting at the first-ever policy session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development. Their aim is to establish goals to improve the lives of slum dwellers. UN News
Debt reduction will help achieve MDGs
The Inter-Parliamentary Union has called on the international community to strengthen cooperation in the fight against HIV AIDS and natural disasters and appealed for debt reduction to help developing nations realise the Millennium Development Goals. Xinhua
Aboriginal elders launch genocide case
A group of Aboriginal elders has launched a genocide case in the High Court and threatened to disrupt next year's Commonwealth Games unless Prime Minister John Howard and others are charged with genocide. ABC
PM Howard supports home ownership for Aborigines
Prime Minister John Howard believes there is a case for reviewing Aboriginal land title as a means to improving economic opportunities for indigenous people in remote communities. His comment follows a visit to communities in the Northern Territory. The Australian |
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Global Water Supply
While most of the regions in Asia Pacific are on target to meet the MDG target for water supply, there are still billions of people in the world today who lack basic water and sanitation facilities. Access to water is also linked to another key MDG goal of environmental sustainability. Radio Singapore International
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The fight against poverty can be won
"Ending poverty is a grand moral task, and a geopolitical imperative, but at the core, it is a relatively straightforward investment proposition. And the investment plans are actually on the table, or more accurately, on the shelves gathering dust,.." Jeffrey Sachs Guardian (UK)
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Pope John Paul II
There are many websites on Pope John Paul II, his legacy and what will happen now that Pope Benedict XVI has been elected. These include...
All the news plus links to films and books about his life
www.thetablet.co.uk/thepope/
An extensive overview including Pope John Paul II's achievements, his critics and what happens next...
www.beliefnet.com/pope.html
What if you could have your vote for who should be the new Pope?
www.popevote2005.com/
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The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith
This 1978 film is based on the novel by Thomas Keneally about a young, mixed-race Aboriginal man and his experience of black-white relations in Australia at the turn of the 19 th century.
ABC TV - Thursday, April 28, 2005, 11:05pm |
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A Prayer for Hope
How can such evil exist in a human heart
which beats to the same rhythm as our own?
Is there a small flame of hate in us all?
Are we doomed to live in a world
where this flickering potential is forever fanned
into the bushfire of terrorism, torture, rape, and murder?
JECS
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Caritas commemorates the life of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II showed compassion for those suffering from poverty and injustice. He showed his special concern for the Church's work in the area of international aid and development when he made Caritas Internationalis an official part of the Roman Curia.
Indonesian Earthquake response
Caritas Australia is distributing food and other supplies to the people of Nias, the island severely affected by a recent earthquake. Water, water cleansing kits, food, body bags, tents, cooking utensils and blankets are now being shipped into the island by Caritas Australia and its partners.
Condolences for Australia's armed personnel lost on Nias
Caritas Australia was deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the deaths of nine young service women and men who were killed in a helicopter crash while helping the victims and survivors of the Indonesian Earthquake on the island of Nias. |
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MDGs Progress Report
