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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 >>

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 >>

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