Australian Council for International Development

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. More about ACFID.

2012-13 Budget Submission

2012 Budget Submission Cover

ACFID has now released its submission to the 2012-13 Federal Budget: Helping People Overcome Poverty: Investing in Community Solutions.

The submission contains 26 recommendations gathered from the knowledge and input of ACFID Member Agencies and covers the four-year period to 2015-16, when the aid budget is set to reach 0.5% of Australia's Gross National Income (GNI).

For the first time, the submission is organised by country and region and covers all of the regions in which Australia's official aid program operates.

Australians support the Horn of Africa

Dadaab, Kenya. Inhabitants wait eargerly for the arrival of a new water tank that has been installed at IFO camp. Jo Harrison, Oxfam The Dollar for Dollar Initiative in which the Australian Government and the Australian public joined forces for the people of East Africa raised more than $25 million for humanitarian work. The inaugural undertaking of this creative scheme to provide much needed lifesaving support to this crisis was, by any measure, a tremendous success.

These results reaffirm the Australian public’s support for humanitarian relief and the solidarity Australians feel with these drought and famine-stricken communities.

Read more about how Australian aid and humanitarian agencies are responding to the food crisis in the Horn of Africa at Humanitarian emergencies.

^{Image: Dadaab, Kenya. Inhabitants wait eargerly for the arrival of a new water tank that has been installed at IFO camp.

Photo: Courtesy of Jo Harrison, Oxfam}

Myths Busted - The Facts About Australian Aid

Have you ever wanted to be able to separate the facts from the myths about international aid and development?

Check out ACFID's new publication about Australian aid.

ACFID Code of Conduct—currently 122 signatories

The ACFID Code of Conduct defines standards of best practice for international development organisations and represents the active commitment of its signatories to conduct their activities with integrity and accountability.

Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness

On 16 November 2010, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd announced an independent review of aid effectiveness. Read ACFID's submission to the Review.

The Independent Review found that Australia has a good aid program and is an effective performer by global standards. It made 39 recommendations to further improve the program as it grows. The government welcomed these and has agreed (or agreed in principle) to 38 of the recommendations.

A new publication, An Effective Aid Program for Australia: Making a real difference – delivering real results, sets out the purpose and direction of Australia's aid program through to 2015.

ACFID has welcomed the Government Response to the Aid Review.

Millennium Development Goals

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a global partnership to reduce extreme poverty by 2015. The MDGs form a blueprint agreed to by all the world's countries and all the world's leading development institutions.

MDG Goal 7 - Ensure Environmental Sustainability

MDG Monitor—Tracking the Millennium Development Goals

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The Make Poverty History (MPH) campaign aims to increase Australian public awareness of global poverty issues and persuade the Australian Government to expand its commitment to global poverty reduction initiatives. ACFID played a leading role in its inception and remains an active supporter of the campaign.