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Sylvia Haddad is the executive director of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon. She shares her story from Beirut where she lives: On August 4, 2020 at 7pm local time, all buildings in Beirut felt the earth shake beneath them. As I live on the 10th floor of a 12 storey building, […]
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Christian World Service, Oxfam and World Vision with the backing of ten other leading aid agencies have launched a petition calling for the government to adopt a Collective Resilience Plan – a three-year roadmap to boost New Zealand aid and climate finance. As the coronavirus pandemic threatens to undo decades of progress in the fight […]
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Jesus said, “I am the bread of Life”. CWS has prepared worship resources to support your prayers and action for peace. In the Methodist/Presbyterian calendar Peace Sunday is the closest Sunday to August 6, Hiroshima Day—this year August 8. Anglicans recognise a Special Intention ‘For the Peace of the World’. Download Peacemakers, Lifegivers […]
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Rising Refugee Numbers Require New Action Christian World Service is deeply concerned about the continuing rise in the number of refugees and displaced people. Ahead of World Refugee Day on 20 June, the United Nations announced a staggering 79.5 million or one in 97 people displaced, up from 70.8 million the year before. The UN […]
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Every day thousands of desperate people take to the road or the sea, seeking safety from harm. Some stay within their home country as displaced people while others often make the dangerous journey to other mostly poorer countries. Turkey, Colombia, Pakistan and Uganda host over 9 million refugees between them. On World Refugee Day (June […]
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Christian World Service is seeking expressions of interest from persons who would like to become a member of the Board of Trustees. CWS is an international aid and development agency that serves its partner churches of New Zealand and its local partners in developing countries. We are looking for a nominee who is passionate about […]
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Yesterday we received a story from Jordan for Mother’s Day. Like us Jordan is in lockdown and mothers in Husn Refugee Camp are making adjustments to stay safe from Covid-19. Most refugee families are living on very limited rations unable to afford any special food, which makes this story special. The Department of Service to […]
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An open letter to the New Zealand Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Finance, from fourteen leading New Zealand international aid agencies Dear Prime Minister Ardern, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Peters, and Finance Minister Robertson, We thank you for the unprecedented steps your government has […]
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COVID19 – The Work Must Go on Christian World Service is continuing its work to end poverty. We are in contact with our international partners who are experiencing many of the same situations – all are worried about what happens if COVID19 is not contained. Now we are approaching the highest Alert level, we want […]
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The Centre for Community Solidarity sends greetings to you from the south of Uganda. Your donations are giving families affected by HIV and AIDS help and hope. The video is their heartfelt message to you. CCS sends their thanks: “We love it when kids are busy playing games or doing productive work geared to improve […]
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