The Council for International Development (CID) works to achieve effective high quality international development programmes which focus on the alleviation and eradication of poverty. CID works to enhance the capacity and participation of member agencies, the NZ Government and other sectors of the NZ community.

The other financial crisis
16 Oct 2008
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.

Sri Lankan Government's Decision to Remove NGOs is Life Threatening
19 Sep 2008
The New Zealand Council for International Development (CID) is very concerned at the Sri Lankan government's request for NGOs to leave the Vanni district and strongly supports the Australian Council for International Development's Executive Director Paul O'Callaghan recent comments in the media.

Ignoring developing countries needs causes Doha demise
30 Jul 2008
The failure of industrialised countries to consider the concerns of developing countries made the collapse of the WTO Doha round inevitable, says CID Executive Director David Culverhouse.