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Select Committee Scrutiny of the Budget for Official Development Assistance

Posted on 21 June 2024

Foreign Minister Winston Peters, MFAT Chief Executive Rob Taylor, and other diplomatic officials appeared before the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade on June 20th as part…
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Calls Go Unheard for Increased Aid in 2024 Budget

Posted on 06 June 2024

The Council for International Development Aotearoa New Zealand (CID) has released its analysis of the 2024 New Zealand Budget, emphasizing the urgent need for increased Official Development Assistance (ODA) to…
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Press Release: Leadership in an Insecure World: Urgent Need to Increase New Zealand’s Official Development Assistance at the 2024 Budget

Posted on 14 May 2024

The Council for International Development (CID) presented a compelling case to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committees last week at Parliament, urging the New Zealand Government to significantly boost its…
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Press Release: #Notatarget: Humanitarian Organisations Call for Upholding of International Humanitarian Law in Gaza Crisis

Posted on 06 April 2024

As the world marks six months since the onset of the latest conflict in Gaza, humanitarian organisations are issuing a desperate plea to the Government to push for all parties…
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New Zealand Leadership in an Insecure World: A Unified Call to Increase Overseas Development Aid

Posted on 13 March 2024

An Open Letter to New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Foreign Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters, and ACT leader Hon David Seymour 

Dear Ministers, 

The Council for International Development (CID), along with…
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Council for International Development Aotearoa New Zealand urges continued support for UNRWA amidst funding suspensions 

Posted on 29 January 2024

The Council for International Development (CID) Aotearoa New Zealand calls for New Zealand to continue their funding and support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). 

CID’s Executive Director…
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Press Release: New Zealand humanitarian organisations unanimously urge political leaders to intensify efforts for peace in Gaza at Christmas time

Posted on 21 December 2023

Cover photo: Destruction in Khan Younis, Save the Children

As parliament adjourns and New Zealand “shuts down” for the holidays, the New Zealand humanitarian community is issuing an urgent plea to…
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Council for International Development supports UN Resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Posted on 14 December 2023

The Council for International Development (CID) Aotearoa New Zealand supports the resolution adopted at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday 13 December, demanding “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.”

New Zealand…
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CID Member and Sector Survey 2022-2023: A Snapshot into Aotearoa New Zealand’s International Development and Humanitarian Aid Sector

Posted on 11 December 2023

The Council for International Development’s (CID) annual membership survey of the international development and humanitarian aid sector is the only survey of its kind for Aotearoa New Zealand and captures…
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Council for International Development Annual Conference Promotes Deeper Partnerships in Facing Global Challenges

Posted on 31 October 2023

The Council for International Development (CID) Aotearoa New Zealand’s Annual Conference took place in Poneke Wellington at Parliament and Pipitea Marae on 20 and 21 September 2023.

The sold-out conference bought…
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