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On December 1, CWS staff joined with others in Otautahi Christchurch to mark the 60th anniversary of West Papua’s brief independence. Louisa Wall MP and Duncan Webb MP raised the Morning Star flag. “Sixty years ago today, the West Papuan people held a congress and declared independence from Dutch colonial rule. The Morning Star flag […]
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Climate finance is one of the important topics of the COP26 agenda. At this summit parties will start to negotiate a new architecture and targets for climate finance. The new collective and quantified finance agreement should be applied by 2025. When parties start to talk about future climate finance, they should refer to past experience. […]
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Fiji and all those vulnerable to hunger and Covid. A bi-monthly news bulletin exploring development, global justice and the work of CWS. Past issues can be read here Thank you for your generous support to CWS. As National Director for the last 12.5 years, I have […]
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What is COP26? Officially COP26 is the 26th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed in Paris. At the meeting countries will agree on the next steps to address the climate crisis. Negotiations will take place in Glasgow from November 1-12 The ambition of COP26 is to get commitments from […]
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Christian World Service welcomes the Government’s commitment to provide climate aid to support some of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. The Government announced a $1.3 billion commitment over the next four years, of which at least 50 percent will be invested in the Pacific. The announcement was made ahead of critical United Nations’ […]
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Donate the cost of a vaccine to someone in a developing countries. Each vaccine costs between $5 and $10 to deliver. The majority of people are unlikely to get a Covid vaccine anytime soon. Many of the most vulnerable people do not have clean water and or adequate food. They cannot afford medical call and […]
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At the end of September Christian World Service joined others in presenting a petition to Phil Twyford, Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control. The petition asks Parliament to prohibit the development, production and use of lethal autonomous weapon systems also known as killer robots in Aotearoa New Zealand, and to support negotiations for a new […]
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CWS joined over 60 groups and community leaders to write to our government calling for more humanitarian aid for Afghanistan and opportunities for resettlement for its people. Read our open letter: Hon Nanaia Mahuta – Minister of Foreign Affairs URGENT 16 September 2021 Tēnā koe Minister Mahuta, More action needed from Government on Afghanistan We […]
Read More...The United Nations has called for the international community to stand together for Afghanistan as world leaders meet at a flash appeal on Monday 13 September. Charity groups, local communities and other organisations in Aotearoa have taken the opportunity to call upon the New Zealand government to commit to more humanitarian aid. Executive Director of […]
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Stand with Afghanistan. Contact your MP. We know you are following events in Afghanistan because so many people are donating to our appeal. Last week over 250 people wrote to Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Finance Minister Grant Robertson. It sounds like cabinet will make decisions about support for Afghanistan at Monday’s meeting. Will you take […]
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