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Global warming, regional conflicts, and the lingering effects of COVID-19 have had a significant impact on global development outcomes, including progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The World Bank estimates that by 2030, climate change could undo development progress, push more than 100 million people back into poverty, and compound humanitarian crises. In 2024, nearly 300 million people around the world will need humanitarian assistance and protection. Meanwhile, 1 in 73 people are forcibly displaced, and 1 in 5 children are living in or fleeing from conflict. What is Australia's response to increased humanitarian and development needs?
The CEO of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), Marc Purcell and an ACFID colleague, Alan Hewson, will outline changes to the policy settings and focus of Australia's aid program. They will provide an update on international development trends, humanitarian action in the Indo-Pacific, the New International Development Policy, support for NGOs, and the environment. They will also provide an overview of how ACFID member agencies are responding to humanitarian crises in Gaza, Myanmar, Sudan, and Ukraine.
Join us from 5:30pm for pre-presentation drinks and nibbles. This event will be in-person and streamed online.
Agenda
- Drinks + Nibbles
- Presentation by guest speaker
Marc Purcell
Marc Purcell
Marc Purcell has 25 years’ experience in the community, international development, and human rights sectors in Australia. He worked as Oxfam Australia’s National Advocacy Manager and was Executive Officer for the Catholic Commission for Justice Development and Peace Executive. He has also worked as Country Program Manager for Africa at Australian Volunteers International and worked with UNHCR in Nepal assisting Tibetan refugees. Marc is a Director of the Community Council for Australia and the Campaign for Australian Aid Executive Committee. He has served on the boards of Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, the National Roundtable of Non-Profit Organisations, the Refugee Immigration Legal Centre, A Just Australia, and Catholic Social Services Victoria.
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