Julie Bishop address to Council 2010
About ACFID
The Australian Council for International Development is the peak Council for Australian not-for-profit aid and development organisations working to attain a world where gross inequality and extreme poverty are eradicated. ACFID currently has over 70 members.
It administers a Code of Conduct committing members to high standards of integrity and accountability.
Vision
A world where gross inequality within societies and between nations is reversed and extreme poverty is eradicated.
A world where human development is ecologically and socially sustainable for the benefit of current and future generations.
A world where governments lead their societies in striving to protect and realise all people’s human rights.
This vision will be achieved through the collective efforts of civil society, governments, business and all peoples who are concerned for the future of our collective humanity.
Networks
ACFID collaborates with a range of national and international organisations, which include:
- The Nonprofit Roundtable
- The Australian Collaboration
- National Disability Services (NDS)
- Australian Disability and Development Consortium (ADDC)
- Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET)
- Network of domestic HIV organisations
- Network of Asia/Oceania NGO federations
- Lowy Institute
- The ATSE Crawford Fund
- The Australia Institute
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
- State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM), ANU
- Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO)
- Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP)
- Mandala Foundation (formerly Antares)
- The Sphere Project
- International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
- The Australian Development Gateway
- Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC)
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