By Georgina Pickers NCWQ International Relations and Peace and Human Rights Adviser An associate of NCWQ drew my attention to the on-going legal ‘firestorm’ which started in 2013. It was created by students attending the
By Georgina Pickers NCWQ International Relations and Peace Adviser The ICW plans of Action 2015-2018 for International Relations and Peace has asked National Councils to:- – Promote peaceful co-existence and international understanding by peace education through
By Georgina Pickers International Relations and Peace Adviser Not since the end of WW2 has the World seen such an enormous displacement of people. Numerous conflicts, economic instabilities, lack of governance, law and order, ethnic and
By Georgina Pickers NCWQ International Relations and Peace Adviser In February Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop declared that stronger Foreign Aid accountability will focus on mutually accountable outcomes, fraud control and anti-corruption strategies. A
By Georgina Pickers NCWQ International Relations & Peace Adviser Australia Human Rights Commission enquiry into Children in Detention has warned the government about mental illness suffered by children as a result of being held in
By Georgina Pickers NCWQ International Relations and Peace Adviser The Peace and Security division of the UN estimated Peacekeeping operations since they began in 1948 to 1997 have cost about US$16 billion. In the financial
By Georgina Pickers NCWQ International Relations and Peace Adviser Australia gained the annual Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) from Russia in 2013. Significantly Queensland’s capital Brisbane will host the 2014 G20 Summit in