Monday, February 21, 2011

UNICEF - Australia can afford it ...and we should be doing more

Amid the devastation and tragedy of floods and cyclone Yasi in Australia critics have sought to attack our foreign aid spending. The recent natural disasters in Australia have given us a front-row seat to the devastation and suffering that too often we see on our television screens beamed  from across the world. As a rich nation, and one that avoided the worst of the global financial meltdown, Australia has the capacity and the resources to help those in need both at home and beyond our borders.To help Australia give a little more visit
http://www.unicef.org.au/Act/Speak-Out/Commit-to-tackling-poverty.aspx   and sign on.
Advice UNICEF Australia web site