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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 >>
New Zealanders join record-breaking event
Friday, 23 October 2009, 4:25 pm | Council for International Development
MORE than 20,000 New Zealanders took part in an anti-poverty campaign last weekend – joining 173 million people worldwide and breaking the world record for the largest number of people to participate in a global event. More >>
Thousands of NZers Stand Up Against World Poverty
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 10:36 am | Council for International Development
This week New Zealand schools, churches, streets and universities will resound with the sound of thousands of Kiwis standing up against global poverty. New Zealanders taking part in Stand Up, Take Action events from Friday 16th − Sunday 18th October ... More >>
Tsunami relief requires long-term commitments
Friday, 2 October 2009, 5:14 pm | Council for International Development
Work to rebuild and support survivors of Wednesday’s tsunami will continue long after the disaster has disappeared from the headlines, says David Culverhouse executive director of NGO umbrella group, the Council for International Development (CID). ... More >>
Dangers for intl humanitarian workers increasing
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 10:29 am | Council for International Development
Humanitarian aid workers are increasingly coming under attack – and more and more it is local people working for humanitarian organisations that are being targeted, says the executive director of the Council for International Development, David Culverhouse. ... More >>
Media and humanitarian access to Sri Lanka crucial
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 1:23 pm | Council for International Development
INTERNATIONAL access to conflict zones and government-controlled refugee camps in Sri Lanka is urgent and essential says Council for International Development (CID) executive director David Culverhouse. “It is worrying that fighting has forced ... More >>
CID disappointed at change to NZAID status
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 3:28 pm | Council for International Development
“The Council for International Development (CID) is disappointed that Minister McCully has chosen to bring NZAID into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and to change the New Zealand aid agency’s poverty elimination focus to one of ... More >>
Clark appointment reflects NZ’s rep in development
Friday, 27 March 2009, 5:16 pm | Council for International Development
Helen Clark’s appointment as administrator of the United Nations Development Programme is an indicator of New Zealand’s reputation as a top player in international development work. “New Zealand is regarded as a world leader in the delivery of effective aid,” ... More >>
Sudanese govt makes disastrous situation worse
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 4:57 pm | Council for International Development
The expulsion of international NGOs from the Darfur region of Sudan will leave hundreds of thousands of people without essential services and raise the risk of further atrocities says Council for International Development executive director David Culverhouse. More >>
Aid in Crisis as World Economy Falters
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 4:20 pm | Council for International Development
Politicians, researchers, government officials and aid agency representatives will gather in Wellington this week for a major symposium on world poverty and how it ought to be addressed. More >>
NGOs ask what Murray McCully is trying to fix
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 11:01 am | Council for International Development
Proposals to change the policy and status of the government aid agency appear to have no clear purpose says Council for International Development executive director David Culverhouse. More >>
Escalating humanitarian crisis threatens 250,000
Friday, 30 January 2009, 9:49 am | Council for International Development
The international outcry over the plight of the estimated 250,000 - 500,000 civilians caught up in the heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka is shared by New Zealand international development groups. More >>
Escalating humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 5:32 pm | Council for International Development
The international outcry over the plight of the estimated 250,000 – 500,000 civilians caught up in the heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka is shared by New Zealand international development groups. More >>
The other financial crisis
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 1:05 pm | Council for International Development
A financial crisis is nothing new for the 1.4 billion people the World Bank estimates are living in poverty worldwide say international development NGOs. More >>
Request To Remove NGOs Threatens Sri Lankan Lives
Friday, 19 September 2008, 4:16 pm | Council for International Development
The New Zealand Council for International Development is very concerned at the Sri Lankan government’s request for NGOs to leave the Vanni district. More >>
WTO Mini-Ministerial Ends in Collapse
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 2:32 pm | Council for International Development
Governments’ latest attempt to salvage a deal in the Doha Round of trade talks broke down on Tuesday, as ministers acknowledged that they were unable to reach a compromise after nine days of a high-level summit at the WTO. The multilateral negotiations ... More >>
