CHRISTIANS WELCOME NEWS AUSTRALIA COULD TAKE UP TO 4,000 IRAQI AND SYRIAN CHRISTIANS
14th August, 2014 Christians have welcomed news that Australia was considering taking up to 4,000 Iraqi and Syrian Christians under its special humanitarian resettlement program. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison reportedly said yesterday the government was "deeply concerned" about the crisis in Iraq and was considering its options to assist victims. Mr Morrison was quoted in […]
UP TO 1,500 YAZIDI AND CHRISTIAN IRAQIS MAY HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO SEX SLAVERY, SAYS UN
14th August, 2014 Up to 1,500 Yazidi and Christians in Iraq may have been forced into sexual slavery, UN representatives said this week. Zainab Hawa Bangura, special representative of the UN secretary-seneral on sexual violence in conflict, and Nickolay Mladenov, special representative of the secretary-general for Iraq, said in a joint statement they were "gravely […]
ORIGINS: RED CROSS MARKS 100 YEARS IN AUSTRALIA
DAVID ADAMS looks back to where it all began for the Australian Red Cross…