Good news for support to international communities:
Australia pledges millions in humanitarian aid to Iraq
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/sc11571.doc.htm
Australia is “preparing to deploy military forces to support Iraq and would be contributing financially for the needs of women and girls. An additional $5 million had been contributed to humanitarian needs”.
Three minutes to describe the conflict in Israel, Palestine, Canaan and the Levant?
No one wins a war, just ask the families of those who never come home.
http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/this_land_is_mine/
Kids are indifferent but the parents keep the tension. Could the parents take the lead from the kids: understand, reconcile and celebrate together and be at peace?
Muslim boy, Ashroff says: “My friends always bring food during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, and I do the same during Eid, this year will be no different – they did not attack our homes, so I do not know why they cannot celebrate with us.”
http://www.aljazeera.com/
…and for some positive news which doesn’t have much coverage, we’re providing Laos with $55.6 million for investment into education, roads, economy, trade and development
http://aid.dfat.gov.au/countries/eastasia/laos/Pages/home.aspx
and the paraphrased version:
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/australia-helps-schooling-in-laos-myanmar/story-e6frfku9-1226978630656