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Myanmar urges Rohingya Muslims to help hunt insurgents amid deadly violence
The government has urged cooperation in the search for insurgents, whose coordinated attacks on security posts and an army crackdown have led to one of the deadliest bouts of violence to engulf the Ro...
Through China, a green financing leader emerges
Though one of the dirtiest countries in the world, China has embraced a development model that emphasises sustainability and has until recently been relegated to the academic and policy fringes.
Hurricane versus Monsoon
Monsoon floods in South Asia are worse than Hurricane Harvey, but aid agencies say America's crisis is sucking up all the attention. This uneven media coverage can have unfortunate consequences for re...
Back the Plan, Back to Zero: Campaign update
The journey towards establishing New Zealand’s own climate legislation needs speeding up, and the INGO coalition is contributing to upping the pace
A world of free movement would be $78 trillion richer
Yes, it would be disruptive. But the potential gains are so vast that objectors could be bribed to let it happen
Call to Exempt Charities from International Philanthropy Ban
A consortia of charities has called on the federal government to exempt charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) from any legislation that bans receivin...
Freetown’s mudslides and the slippery slope of urban risk in Africa
On Monday 14 August, the world awoke to reports of devastation caused by large-scale mudslides and localised flooding in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s rapidly urbanising capital.
Around 41 million affected by South Asia flooding, situation could worsen: United Nations
United Nations humanitarian agencies are working with the Government and partners in Nepal to bring in clean water, food, shelter and medical aid for some of the 41 million people affected by flooding...
Update on Family First New Zealand from the Independent Charities Registration Board
In its decision the independent Charities Registration Board has decided to remove Family First New Zealand from the Charities Register because it does not qualify for registration.
ChildFund: Digitalised Data Collection
Conducting large surveys is one way of gathering useful information about the communities we work in. Often we use this tool to better understand the adults, youth and children we serve – whether at t...
