Today on World Water Day, WaterAid releases a new report: “Turn the tide: The state of the world’s water 2021”, which shows how people are losing access to clean water as longer droughts dry up springs, seawater infiltrates groundwater supplies and landslides…
Amnesty International Australia today [8th of March, 2020] welcomed the suspension of security assistance with Myanmar in the wake of the military coup on February 1, and called for further targeted multilateral sanctions against senior officials. “The Myanmar military has a well-documented…
Women in low and middle-income countries face deeply held cultural norms that prevent them from safely accessing vital eye care services. Currently, 55 per cent of the world’s blind are women. Women are eight per cent more likely to be blind than…
When Eswatini’s former Prime Minister Mr Ambrose Dlamini died of COVID-19 in December 2020, followed shortly thereafter by the death of several politicians and notable personalities in January this year, the Government was compelled to re-enforce strict partial lockdown rules to contain…
Australia must stop blocking landmark proposal that would improve access to COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is urging the Australian government to support a proposal which would waive certain intellectual property on COVID-19 medical tools and technologies until…
When asked about ‘climate crisis solutions’ your first thought might be energy efficiency and renewable energy, right? Yet there is one solution that is often overlooked – empowering women and girls through education. Gender inequality and the climate crisis intersect on many…
A staggering 72 million children—17% of the 426 million children living in conflict areas, globally, or 1 in 6—are living near armed groups that perpetrate sexual violence against them, a new report from Save the Children reveals. Weapon of War: Sexual violence…
More than 19 million people worldwide are at risk of famine from a deadly mix of COVID-19, conflict and natural disasters, a new report by the international organisation has found. The grim prediction equates to a 50 per cent rise in people…
Save the Children is partnering with Facebook to deliver a campaign in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga titled, ‘I Am Digital’, specifically directed at issues that concern children and young people from local communities and where they are seeking reliable…
An astonishing 60 million[i] children who need help to survive this year – half of all the children in need globally – live in just eight countries. Save the Children is calling for a concerted and immediate global response in 2021 to ensure…
