New RESULTS Report Released – Education for All: Or Just Those Easier to Reach?

January 30, 2012 – Today RESULTS International (Australia) has released a report ‘Education for All: Or Just Those Easier to Reach?’ which puts a microscope to the actions of three aid organisations – AusAID, The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank regarding international education programs and policy.  Though some progress has been made in improving girls access to education, there is still work to do in this area. The report makes the alarming revelation that children with disabilities are missing out on education and its social and economic benefits at a staggering rate, with as many as 98% of children with a disability not attending school in developing countries.

Global Fund Ten Year Anniversary: A time for Australia to exercise leadership in the fight against HIV

January 27, 2012 – Tomorrow, January 28, marks the ten year anniversary of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Despite the success of the Global Fund in fighting these diseases, saving 100,000 lives each and every month, the Fund is at a critical funding crossroad which puts its work in great jeopardy and threatens to reverse progress in HIV treatment and prevention. The Australian Federation of AIDS organisations and RESULTS International (Australia) have called on the Australian Government to bolster its funding, and bring foward its financial commitment to ensure these crucial advances are not lost.

AIDS funding at a critical crossroad: Lives will be lost despite recent progress

December 1, 2011 – Today, December 1, marks World AIDS Day, observed across the world to raise awareness about the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS. Whilst immense progress in the fight against the virus has been made over the last decade, today, more than ever before, the global response to HIV/AIDS is at a crossroad.

Global Fund forced to cancel funding round, jeopordising health of millions

November 25, 2011 – JUST as the global community begins to talk seriously about the end of AIDS in our lifetime, comes the disturbing news that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, one of the single largest funders of AIDS programs worldwide, has effectively cancelled its next round of grants due to insufficient funds.

RESULTS National Conference Hobart 26&27 August – Celebrating 25 years empowering everyday Australians

August 25, 2011 –RESULTS 25th Anniversary National Conference in Hobart this weekend will see members will travel from around Australia to join the strong local RESULTS group to learn about cutting edge poverty alleviation initiatives and hone their advocacy skills.

Tremendous gains in global health will result from Australian generosity at aid conference

June 13, 2011 — RESULTS congratulates the Federal Government for its announcement of a $200 million pledge over 3 years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations.

Overall aid increase welcome, but life-saving measures need more attention

May 17, 2011 –RESULTS welcomes the recent aid budget increases to keep Australia on track to reach 0.5% GNI by 2015 but calls for more immediate focus on big impact interventions such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations.

The Clarke Family from Mona Vale takes the pledge to live on $2 a day

May 10, 2011– A family of four from Mona Vale, Sydney have pledged to Live Below the Line on $2 a day to help raise awareness of poverty.

Sydney TB scare shines spotlight on globally neglected and age old disease

March 21, 2011 – With World TB Day this week on March 24, why is it that TB, a disease that is preventable, treatable and curable, currently kills 1.7 million people globally (equivalent to the population of Perth) every year?

Record 128 Million of World’s Poorest Received a Micro-Loan in 2009

March 8, 2011 — At a time of expansion, evolution and some controversy within the microfinance industry, a report released today by the Microcredit Summit Campaign points to an all-time high of more than 128 million of the world’s poorest families having received a microloan in 2009 with 81% of these loans being to women.

Millions of lives now in the balance due to funding shortfall for AIDS, TB and Malaria

October 6, 2010 — The Gillard Government’s $210 million pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a large percentage increase on Australia’s previous commitment but falls well short of the investment required to win the war on these three diseases.

New Gillard government needs to be move forward on poverty

September 30, 2010 – Grassroots advocates from anti-poverty organisation RESULTS today called on newly-elected Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Labor’s recently appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd to up the ante on its commitment in the fight to end global poverty.

RESULTS welcomes new aid announcements

August 20, 2010 — Grassroots anti-poverty organisation RESULTS has welcomed the Coalition’s announcement of elevating AusAID – Australia’s government agency responsible for managing the country’s overseas aid program – into an independent government department with its own Minister for International Development if it wins on August 21.

Rudd’s legacy for world’s poor needs new PM champion

July 20, 2010 — RESULTS calls upon Ms Julia Gillard and Mr Tony Abbott to ensure Australia fulfills its commitment to achieve the United Nation’s MDGs by 2015 regardless of who wins the 2010 federal election.

Anti-poverty group praises Rudd and throws down gauntlet to Gillard

July 2, 2010 — RESULTS National Manager, Maree Nutt, today paid tribute to Mr Kevin Rudd for his inspiring efforts to  alleviate global poverty during his tenure as prime minister and asks Australia’s first female leader, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, to redouble the Government’s efforts to ensure Australia fulfills its commitment to achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

Peru microfinance initiative – a step in the right direction

September 24, 2009 — RESULTS welcomes the Rudd’s Government’s announcement of a AUS$2 million microfinance initiative in Peru as an important step towards revitalising the microfinance component of the Australian Overseas Aid Program.

Debt swap with Indonesia helps combat killer diseases

May 14, 2009 — The Rudd Government has delivered on a pre-election overseas aid promise which will see Indonesia reduce its mounting debt to Australia, and at the same time increase its investment in much needed health programs to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Over 100 million families get microcredit hand up

January 26, 2009 — Over 100 million of the world’s poorest families received a micro-loan surpassing a goal set ten years earlier.

C’mon Kevin… let’s go to 0.7

September 25, 2008 – The Kevin 0.7 Campaign calls on the Rudd Government to lift Australia’s overseas aid level to 0.7 per cent of the country’s Gross National Income (GNI) by 2015, the year when all countries have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

McMullan snubs Asia Summit

July 20, 2008 — Bob McMullan, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, will not attend the upcoming regional Microcredit Summit meeting in Bali. The decision is a bitter disappointment to all Australians interested in peace and prosperity in our region.

TB Shack comes to Parliament House

March 13, 2008 – Tuberculosis (TB), often thought of as a disease of the past, kills two million people each year and is the subject of an unique exhibition launched at Parliament House, Canberra. The TB Shack aims to immerse politicians and visitors in the lives of people infected with TB as well as to draw the attention to the facts around the disease in the lead-up to World TB Day.

Microcredit Summit Campaign Report

December 18, 2007 — A 1100 per cent rise in less than a decade in the number of micro-loans to some of the world’s poorest families is proof the initiative is providing the dual gifts of opportunity and empowerment to the most needy, according to a report released by the Microcredit Summit Campaign.

Tuberculosis, the invisible killer of those with AIDS

November 30, 2006 — Whilst RESULTS recognises the devastating impact of AIDS in the developing world, there is little recognition of the fact that tuberculosis is the leading cause of death amongst people living with HIV/AIDs. Treatment for AIDS must also therefore go hand in hand with treatment for TB.

Microcredit, not a priority in our aid program

October 16, 2006 — The recognition of a Nobel Peace Prize, as awarded to Muhammad Yunus for his pioneering banking system for the world’s poorest people, stands at odds with our own Government’s commitment to microfinance in the country’s aid program.

 

A time for Australia to exercise global leadership in the fight against HIV