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Burmese government must get out of way of relief
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 12:48 am | Council for International Development
"While immediate humanitarian assistance to the people Burma is the first priority, the impact of the cyclone shows that sustainable development and poverty alleviation is dependent on institutional change in that country," says David Culverhouse, ... More >>
Solidarity with arrested Fijian activists
Friday, 11 April 2008, 12:57 am | Council for International Development
The arrest of peaceful protestors in Suva yesterday bodes ill for the future of Fiji," says Council for International Development executive director David Culverhouse. More >>
NZAID’s effectiveness needs to be recognised
Monday, 18 February 2008, 4:37 pm | Council for International Development
Suggestions by some MPs to delay funding increases to the government aid and development agency NZAID fail to take into account the effectiveness of its actual work, says David Culverhouse, executive director for the Council for International Development. More >>
CID Has New Executive Director
Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:50 pm | Council for International Development
Rae Julian, executive director of the Council for International Development since late 2001, retires on the 15th of February. “The past six years have been an exciting and challenging time for the organisation,” said Rae Julian. More >>
More than Just a Mountaineer: Sir Edmund Hillary
Monday, 14 January 2008, 10:29 am | Council for International Development
Sir Edmund was one of the greatest role models for international development, according to Rae Julian, Executive Director of the Council for International Development. More >>
UN Warning Of Human Development Catastrophe
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 11:57 am | Council for International Development
Millions of people in developing countries will have to cope with increased and more severe droughts, storms and floods, according to the United Nations Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report 2007-08. More >>
Dynamic international activist speaking in Welling
Friday, 30 November 2007, 1:18 pm | Council for International Development
Dr Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of CIVICUS and chair of Global Call to Action Against Poverty, will speak on the topic of ' Civil Society and the Challenges of Development '. More >>
Govts Called To Account: World Poverty Day 17/10/7
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 11:44 am | Council for International Development
We’re not isolated from poverty – many people in our neighbourhood, such as in the Pacific and specifically in Melanesia, suffer from extreme poverty with very poor health outcomes for many people. There is also poverty in New Zealand. More >>
Burma: New Zealand must add its voice
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 11:46 am | Council for International Development
“The Burmese people must be supported by all countries that promote democracy,” says Rae Julian, Executive Director of the Council for International Development of Aotearoa/New Zealand. She has written to the Prime Minister and the Minister of ... More >>
NZ NGOs assisting after biggest flood in decades
Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 11:30 am | Council for International Development
“This is not your typical monsoon.” That’s the word coming in from NZ overseas aid and development groups struggling to meet the needs of people affected by South Asia’s biggest flood in decades. More >>
Winston Peters to receive award for effort on aid
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 3:32 pm | Council for International Development
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and other MPs will get a pat on the back and pep talk from one of the New Zealand’s rubgy greats tonight. Former All Blacks Captain and New Zealand Rugby Union President Andy Leslie along with Sports Broadcaster ... More >>
MPs to receive Fair Play Awards
Monday, 16 July 2007, 7:04 pm | Council for International Development
Some of the country's politicians are getting a half-time thumbs up this week. However, this is definitely a game of two halves and the second half will be challenging. More >>
Call to play harder to meet aid obligations
Friday, 6 July 2007, 12:28 am | Council for International Development
Party leaders and MPs around the country are getting oranges and a half-time pep talk this weekend in a bid to get New Zealand on track to meeting our international aid obligations. More >>
Congratulations and well done, Winston Peters!
Monday, 14 May 2007, 2:15 pm | Council for International Development
Today’s Budget announcement of an increase in international aid is a very real step towards achieving our international goal of giving 0.7 percent of gross national income in aid by 2015. More >>
Aid - NZ continues to perform poorly
Wednesday, 4 April 2007, 2:48 pm | Council for International Development
New Zealand’s position on aid makes it an embarrassment at the OECD and other international aid forums, says Rae Julian, Executive Director of the Council for International Development. More >>
NGOs respond to Solomon Islands tsunami
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 5:10 pm | Council for International Development
Reports coming in from the Solomon Islands indicate that emergency supplies in the country are insufficient to meet the immediate needs of the people following yesterday’s massive earthquake and tsunami says the Council for International Development (CID) ... More >>
NGOs raise concern over climate change
Friday, 30 March 2007, 10:20 am | Council for International Development
A number of non-government organisations (NGOs) and other civil society organisations are calling on the government to set explicit targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
NZ needs to do much more on world water crisis
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 12:39 am | Council for International Development
On World Water Day (March 22nd) an estimated 1.1 billion people will be unable to find safe water to drink. “For many people in the world getting water for the most basic of needs is a daily struggle,” says Council for International Development ... More >>
Doha trade talks must focus on development
Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 9:40 am | Council for International Development
The resumed WTO Doha trade talks must stop endorsing the right to wreck small economies for short-term profit and instead prioritise the trade and development needs of developing countries, says Rae Julian, Executive Director of the Council for International Development. More >>
Violence Against Civil Society Leaders Sickening
Wednesday, 3 January 2007, 1:22 pm | Council for International Development
There is no excuse for the use of violence against the six civil society leaders who had spoken out for a return to democracy in Fiji, according to Rae Julian, Executive Director of the Council for International Development (CID). Ms Julian was responding ... More >>
