Australian Multilateral Assessment

Tracking the Independent Review: Measuring up the MultilateralsThe Australian Government’s Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness recommended an assessment of the multilateral organisations that the Government funds as part of Australia’s aid program. In...

Negotiators reach consensus on global land governance guidelines

Negotiators in Rome have agreed on a proposed set of voluntary global guidelines on responsible governance of land tenure and access rights to land, fisheries and forest resources.The proposals will be sent to the UN’s committee on world food security for final...

Opposition calls for dramatic increase in Afghan aid

Usually careful to support the government’s position on Afghanistan, Senator David Johnston told the National Times he doesn’t believe ”anyone is critically analysing that civilian side of the (international) operation”.On Australia’s aid...

Open-pit coal mine project in Bangladesh threatens human rights

Read our report here: http://www.aidwatch.org.au/publications/aidwatch-newsletter-1and read the verdict of the UN here: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41398&Cr=Bangladesh&Cr1 Open-pit coal mine project in Bangladesh threatens human rights...