The annual 63rd Department of Public Information – NGO conference following the theme of Advance Global Health – Achieve the MDG’s has just ended in Australia. You can follow the conference events on Webcast at http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/conference/ 7 Good Shepherd participants from Australia have attended including 2 youth. This team is headed up by Michaela Gutridge, Justice Development Manager, Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand and includes Jacinta Unger, Lisa Gardner, Orlando Morales, Roberto Morales, Rosemary Hoban and Amy McKeown. We look forward to having a report of their experience of the conference.