New funding needed to meet health MDGs
Meeting the Millennium Development Goals of improving health care will fail unless vital new investment is made, according to a United Nations report. The World Health Organisation says several million children's lives could be saved each year through the provision of access to broad-based health services. All Africa

UN Poverty action plan ignores developing country demands
Anti-poverrty demands of developing countries have been ignored or 'watered down' in the draft declaration of the UN Millennium Goals summit, according to recent research. World Development Movement

Soldiers begin withdrawal from Aceh
1250 soldiers from the Indonesian military have departed Aceh in the first major troop withdrawal since the signing of a peace deal by the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement. The Jakarta Post

HIV AIDS the main cause of death in PNG hospital
HIV AIDS is the number one c ause of death and the second most common admission to the Port Moresby General Hospital in Papua New Guinea (PNG). A study has found PNG has entered an accelerated phase of HIV transmission and is on the way to reaching levels seen in sub-Saharan Africa. ABC

Child refugee to sue government
An Iranian child refugee held for two tears in Australian detention centres is suing the Federal Government in a landmark case. The child's parents allege their son suffers post tr aumatic stress and other disorders as a result of his time in detention. ABC

Can extreme poverty be eliminated?
Global economic prosperity has placed the world within reach of eliminating extreme poverty for the first time in history. However, market economics and scientific and technological developments are not enough for the world's poorest people who require more special measures. Scientific American

How the G8 lied to the world on aid
"World leaders are now preparing for the millennium summit to be held in New York next month, described by the UN as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to take bold decisions". Yet the current draft outcome simply repeats what was agreed on aid and debt last month in Gleneagles. The reality of that G8 deal has recently emerged - and is likely to condemn the New York summit to be an expensive failure." Mark Curtis, Guardian

Poverty not the fault of corruption alone
"But just as poverty is not c aused by corruption alone, it cannot be eradicated purely by tackling corruption and governance issues. This is the reason why the Make Poverty History campaign is calling for all countries, including Australia, to do their fair share to eliminate the global injustice of poverty, through more and better aid, debt relief and fairer trade." Andrew Hewett, Online Opinion

Barefoot Technology
Can technology make poverty history? Which forms of technology are relevant to the world's poor and what makes them so? Find out about the top eight poverty-busting technologies.
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makepovertyhistory/barefoot/index.html

Message Stick
Us Mob
A seven-part short film series about a group of Aboriginal kids living in a community on the fringes of Alice Springs. You can also follow their adventures on their interactive website at: www.usmob.com.au

ABC TV, Friday 6pm and repeated Sunday 1.30pm

MDG Prayer Service: Transformation, Conversion, Mercy
"Enkindle in us, O God,
Zeal for a new world order.
Translate our vision of a more loving world
Into daily acts of justice."