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Back civilian experts in Iraq as well as military
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 1:23 pm | Council for International Development
Defeating ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) on the battlefield is important, but without New Zealand stepping up with investment in long-term reconstruction and reconciliation, Iraq will remain fertile ground for terrorist and other violent armed ... More >>
Josie Pagani announced as the new Director of CID
Monday, 9 May 2016, 2:34 pm | Council for International Development
The Board of the Council for International Development (CID) is very pleased to announce the appointment of communications consultant and political commentator Josie Pagani as its new Director. More >>
Stand Up For Humanitarians Under Attack
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 10:04 am | Council for International Development
New Zealand humanitarian aid and development organisations are urging the New Zealand government to speak out strongly from its place on the United Nations Security Council and condemn the air strikes on schools and hospitals in northern Syria that have ... More >>
Open letter to the PM John Key Sustainable Development Goals
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 10:09 am | Council for International Development
The heads of a large number of New Zealand’s major aid and development organisations have sent an open letter to the Prime Minister to encourage him to lead the national response on the recently UN adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (See attached) More >>
Budget response: New Zealand needs to up its game on ODA
Friday, 22 May 2015, 10:54 am | Council for International Development
Budget response: Aid Agencies say New Zealand needs to up its game further on ODA More >>
NZ urged to increase aid funding for Iraq and Syria
Monday, 23 February 2015, 5:16 pm | Council for International Development
As discussions heat up on how New Zealand should respond to the growing crises in Iraq and Syria, the NGO Disaster Relief Forum of Aotearoa (NDRF) is calling for the New Zealand Government to focus on increasing financial support for the ongoing humanitarian ... More >>
Call for NZ to support robust Sustainable Development Goals
Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 5:45 pm | Council for International Development
ACTION/2015 calls for the New Zealand Government to support robust UN Sustainable Development Goals. More >>
Political parties pledge to increase overseas aid
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 4:42 pm | Council for International Development
A survey of political parties looking at how much New Zealand should spend on Official Development Assistance (ODA) shows the overwhelming majority of parties are committed to raising the bar according to the Council for International Development (CID). ... More >>
Kiwis applauded for generosity on World Humanitarian Day
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 9:27 am | Council for International Development
New Zealand aid organisations who work in disaster relief and emergency management are thanking New Zealanders for their generosity towards humanitarian work around the globe on World Humanitarian Day today (19th August, 2014). More >>
Aid Agencies say NZ needs to up its game further on ODA
Friday, 16 May 2014, 2:05 pm | Council for International Development
The New Zealand aid sector is welcoming projected increases in future foreign aid allocations, but cautions these increases leave New Zealand well short of meeting the international commitments by wealthy countries to helping developing countries. More >>
NGOs join global call for more action to change lives
Monday, 30 September 2013, 12:38 pm | Council for International Development
Time for governments to listen to the people and start discussing a post-2015 framework which tackles the structural causes of poverty and injustice. More >>
Princewill Receives IDC Limited Baseline Survey Report
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 4:03 pm | Council for International Development
Prince Tonye Princewill, a PDP Chieftain has received the report of a socio-economic baseline survey of the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State from a World Bank Consultancy Firm, International Development Consultancy (IDC) Limited based in United ... More >>
Forum Commitments Only as Good as the Action
Monday, 3 September 2012, 5:00 pm | Council for International Development
Having signed up to commitments around gender issues as part of the Pacific Islands Forum, the challenge for New Zealand is to put those commitments into action according to the organisation that represents this country’s international aid and development ... More >>
Forum Must Engage with Civil Society
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 3:04 pm | Council for International Development
Leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum are being urged to keep listening to the people as the 43rd Forum opens in Rarotonga with a degree of diplomatic posturing by non-island states. The call comes from the organisation that represents international aid and ... More >>
New Zealand takes a lead on fossil fuel subsidies at Rio+20
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 12:34 pm | Council for International Development
New Zealand is leading the charge against fossil fuel subsidies as world leaders head to Brazil for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio + 20. More >>
Brief to incoming Govt: Working together for effective aid
Friday, 9 March 2012, 4:55 pm | Council for International Development
The Council for International Development has released a comprehensive ‘Brief to the incoming Government’ which details 28 specific actions it is urging the Government to act on in the short and medium term relating to international aid and development. More >>
NZ aid agencies welcome Kiwi support
Friday, 15 July 2011, 4:03 pm | Council for International Development
Wellington, 15 July 2011. – The chief executives of 10 major New Zealand aid agencies say the massive humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa threatens to overwhelm aid efforts and are appealing to New Zealanders to help avert a catastrophe. More >>
New Zealand launch of the Sphere Handbook 2011 edition
Friday, 15 April 2011, 9:40 am | Council for International Development
The Sphere Project, a leading initiative promoting quality and accountability in humanitarian work have released a revised version of its Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response. More >>
Kiwi aid experts ‘working at home’ in Christchurch
Friday, 4 March 2011, 1:00 pm | Council for International Development
New Zealand and other international emergency experts have been deployed to Christchurch to help with the disaster response. Usually they work across the world on humanitarian disaster management but since last Tuesday Christchurch has been their emergency ... More >>
Minister McCully Incorrect on Funding Issues
Friday, 17 December 2010, 4:08 pm | Council for International Development
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully is incorrect in his statements (NZPA 17 Dec.) about previous funding arrangements and accountability of development agencies according to the Council for International Development. More >>