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SDGs, new development fund, rule of law & refugees

SDGs, new development fund, rule of law & refugees

Posted on 10 July 2018

+ How much do our members love us?

+ New energy NGOs, business and government  to work on SDGs

"Expect to work together longer and more closely, get better at reporting and involve more local…
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EU & migrants, Syria, plastic bags and are you woke?

Posted on 03 July 2018

+ Off-shore migration centres for EU?

European Union leaders are exploring “controlled centers” inside Europe to assess migrants, and "regional disembarkment platforms” outside the bloc, likely in North Africa, according to Devex. They also agreed to…
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Refugees, US withdraws from human rights and new stats on the Pacific

Posted on 26 June 2018

+ A 'crime' to help refugees doesn't stop NGOs

Just after World Refugee Day, Hungary’s parliament passed a law that not only makes it almost impossible to seek asylum in Hungary, but also…
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CID Talk: What's UNFPA doing in the Pacific?

Posted on 26 June 2018

UNFPA is the United Nations' reproductive health and rights agency.  Their mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's…
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CID Talk: Dr Frank Rijsberman: Global Green Growth Institute

Posted on 21 June 2018

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an international organisation that is dedicated to supporting developing and emerging countries to transition to a model of green growth, that simultaneously achieves poverty reduction,…
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World Refugee Day, Crisis in Yemen and Violence in PNG

Posted on 19 June 2018

+ By the time you read this newsletter 20 more people will be forced from their home
Tomorrow, June 20, is World Refugee Day.

On World Refugee Day, we commemorate the strength,…
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NGOs call for more support for refugees on World Refugee Day

Posted on 19 June 2018

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19 June 2018 (World Refugee Day is Wednesday June 20)

There are more people displaced by conflict, hunger or persecution than ever before, and New Zealanders want to help.

“By the time…
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Nearly a million Syrians displaced in 2018 alone, Trump, Kim and the G7...

Posted on 12 June 2018

+ Nearly a million Syrians displaced in 2018 alone 
 Figures from the first 4 months of this year are the highest since war began in 2011, bringing the total number of internally displaced Syrians to 6.2…
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CID Talk: Anne-Marie Brook: Human Rights Measurement Initiative

Posted on 07 June 2018

Based in New Zealand and operating internationally, the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) is the first global project to track the human rights performance of countries around the world.Anne-Marie Brook…
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EU data legislation, more on safeguarding, menstruation, Trump and two Kims.

Posted on 05 June 2018

+ The EU's Data Protection law and its impact on New Zealand  

You may be noticing an avalanche of emails telling you that companies' online privacy policies had changed. The European GDPR (General Data…
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