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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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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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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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Welcome to the new CID newsletter!

Posted on 08 May 2018

Welcome to the new CID newsletter!

We will now be sending you a weekly edition with the latest news in the sector, as well as links to useful tools, events and…
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