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Clusters Bombs Treaty Negotiations in Dublin

After nearly two weeks of negotiations in Dublin, the world agreed on 30 April 2008 to ban cluster munitions. In an historic breakthrough that will save thousands of innocent lives across the globe, Australia has joined the majority of other states represented at the Dublin talks and informally accepted the draft treaty. Read more

Sydney students get hands dirty in Cambodia

Six students from Wesley College recently travelled with Austcare to Cambodia, to experience first-hand our programs in agricultural an livelihood assistance, school development and integrated mine action.

Read an interview with one of the students!

Austcare and ActionAid – Together.

Austcare has a long history of partnership with numerous local and international agencies. Over the past few years we have successfully extended our global reach and impact through a partnership with international antipoverty agency ActionAid International.

In September 2007, we joined the ActionAid global network as an Associate, with a commitment by both agencies to continue to work closely with poor and excluded communities and to move towards affiliation.

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Austcare Will Service
A new service offers supporters a free Will when a bequest to Austcare is included. Read more about leaving a bequest to Austcare here.
Global Action Partner
As an Austcare Global Action Partner you will help make a better world for refugees and those affected by landmines. Become a Global Action Partner today.
Support women around the world

In developing countries, women's lives are often characterised by poverty, violence and high maternal death rates. In our Winter edition of In the field you can read about Austcare's work to combat and raise awareness of gender-based violence in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia.

Donate today to benefit women and entire communities around the world.

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Sri Lankan girl

Letter from the field

Ruben Flamarique, Program Coordinator Bangladesh

I have been working with Austcare for almost four months in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh as the Coordinator of our Program with Rohingya refugees. The Rohingyas are a persecuted ethnic and religious minority from Myanmar, and the groups in Cox's Bazar fled that persecution in 1991 to live in Bangladesh. While the Rohingyas are ineligible for citizenship in Myanmar, their rights in Bangladesh are also severely restricted. This effectively makes these people stateless.".

Read the rest of Ruben's letter from Bangladesh and learn about the issues faced by Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and the great work that Austcare is doing to help them.

Nayapara refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Running for the World

Are you one of Australia’s 125,000 runners who will raise millions this year for charity? Join in and raise funds for Austcare! Take part in a fun run in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Adelaide. Register now and raise vital funds for Austcare’s programs around the world by setting up a fundraising page at Everyday Hero. It's easy. Get active, and empower the world’s most vulnerable people to rebuild their lives.

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