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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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CID Talk: Maria Carmelita Francois: UNICEF WASH Programme

Posted on 30 May 2018

The UNICEF's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programme has the potential to improve poor health, hygiene, and water safety in the PacificMaria Carmelita Francois, WASH Specialist at the UNICEF Pacific…
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Why does only China do infrastructure, the SDGs, refugees and more

Posted on 29 May 2018

+ Well-being measures, the SDGs and trade deals

CID was very pleased to host Girol Karacaoglu at a CID Talk last week. He talked about the connection between the Government's new well-being measurements and the…
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CID Talk: Girol Karacaoglu: Monitoring SDGs

Posted on 23 May 2018

Intergenerational Wellbeing and Public Policy & ManagementGirol Karacaoglu discussed the role of public policy in shaping development outcomes, and the way that different cultures around the world and within New…
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Floods and cyclones in Africa and Asia, Russian ships in PNG, and emojis for disasters

Posted on 22 May 2018

+ Breathe out in the Pacific, inhale sharply in parts of Africa and Asia...   

As the cyclone season comes to an end in the Pacific and communities start to rebuild, climate extremes…
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Update on CID Code, Pacific Reset and violence in the Middle East

Posted on 15 May 2018

+ More funding for the Pacific Reset

The aid budget will increase by more than $714 million over four years -  by 30% - with the bulk of it heading to the reset in…
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Increase in aid backs New Zealand to make a difference in the world

Posted on 09 May 2018

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An increase in aid is long overdue and strengthens our ability to help in humanitarian emergencies, and work with some of the most vulnerable communities in an increasingly insecure world,…
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