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Blog Post | Blog of Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 19th July 2011, 10:21am
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This month the world is learning about the ongoing famine in the Horn of Africa, where about 12 million people have been hit by the worst drought in almost 60 years. Australia has pledged more than $11 million in aid. It's heart-wrenching to see malnourished children in refugee camps in Kenya with tubes in their noses to feed them because their hungry mothers cannot.

Australia's Development Assistance

Question
Tuesday 24th May 2011, 4:37pm
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QUESTION NUMBER 6 - SENATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES HEARING FEBRUARY 2011


Senator Hanson-Young asked AusAID in writing on 13 February 2011:


Can AusAID provide some examples of where Australia's development assistance has been effectively used to improve maternal, newborn and child health outcomes? Why
is child and maternal health a priority for Australian assistance?


Australia's Aid to PNG

Question | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 24th May 2011, 4:28pm
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QUESTION NUMBER 5 - SENATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES HEARING



Senator Hanson-Young asked AusAID in writing on 13 February 2011:


A recent report by the World Bank has described the situation in PNG in relation to family planning as "a National Emergency", noting that family planning coverage in PNG is approximately only 20 per cent of married couples and that there is an estimated unmet need of 44 per cent of married women who would like access to family planning. As family planning is one of the two most cost effective interventions for reducing PNG's high MMR what is the Australian aid program, as the largest bilateral donor to PNG, doing to address MDG 5 and the critical unmet need for family planning?


A tribute to Japan

Greens TV | Spokesperson Scott Ludlam
Tuesday 22nd March 2011, 5:16pm
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Senator Scott Ludlam delivers a moving tribute to the victims and survivors of the tsunami that struck Japan on March 11th, 2011.

Government fails to cut ties with torture unit

Media Release | Spokesperson Scott Ludlam
Wednesday 8th December 2010, 4:46pm
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The Australian Greens have criticised the Government for failing to take action in response to allegations an Indonesian unit supported by Australian authorities has used torture against peaceful protestors.


On November 4 this year Greens legal affairs spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam, called on the Government to stop funding Detachment 88, an Indonesian ‘counter-terrorism' unit that has been linked to a series of human rights abuses.

Senate recognises human toll of poor sanitation

Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Thursday 18th November 2010, 5:14pm
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The Senate has formally recognised tomorrow, 19 November as World Toilet Day, helping to raise awareness of the fact that 2.6 billion people around the world lack access to basic sanitation.

Motion on sanitation

Motion
Thursday 18th November 2010, 3:24pm
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Senator Rachel SIEWERT

(9.54 am)—I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 102 standing in my name for today relating to international aid assistance for clean water and sanitation.

International Aid and Assistance

Motion | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Thursday 18th November 2010, 2:46pm
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Senator SIEWERT (Western Australia) (9.54 am)—I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 102 standing in my name for today relating to international aid assistance for clean water and sanitation.I move the motion as amended: That the Senate:
(a)    recognises that 19 November 2010, is World Toilet Day – a day to acknowledge the importance of sanitation and raise awareness of the 2.6 billion people, two-fifths of humanity, who lack access to basic sanitation,

Urgent action needed on Burma's humanitarian crisis

Media Release | Spokesperson Scott Ludlam
Thursday 11th November 2010, 3:15pm
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The Australian Greens have called on the Federal Government to do everything it can to help the 20,000 Burmese refugees being forced back into Burma by the Thai Government.


"Australia is considering boosting the aid it sends to the Thai-Burma border where thousands of people are seeking refuge. We should bring forward this aid funding now to partner organisations in the area, rather than waiting for the emergency to get any worse," said Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam.


Pakistan disaster calls for more aid: Brown

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Monday 16th August 2010, 1:17pm
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The massive flood disaster in Pakistan warrants more response from the Labor and Coalition leaders, Greens Leader Bob Brown said in Adelaide today.

"The United Nations is calling for up to $1 billion in assistance for the 20 million affected Pakistanis, 300,000 of whom now face a cholera epidemic, but so far the Australian Government has donated $10 million," said Senator Brown.