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March 24 is the official launch day for ACT Alliance, the global partner for Christian World Service. The new ACT Alliance is one of the world’s largest humanitarian bodies working in 125 countries with a combined budget of $US1.5 Billion. ACT stands for Action by Churches Together, while the Alliance refers to the just over […]
Read More...Many widowed women are now the main breadwinners for their families following the devastating January earthquake. CWS partners in ACT Alliance are addressing women’s needs as this special report for International Women’s Day shows. Port-au-Prince, Haiti 8. March: The issue of Women’s Day in Haiti is to take care of family members. The issue for […]
Read More...Treaty To Become Binding International Law on 1 August 2010 The international treaty banning cluster munitions has received its 30th ratification, meaning that it will become binding international law six months from now, said the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC) today. Burkina Faso and Moldova both ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions at […]
Read More...As churches and church related organizations mobilize resources to bring immediate relief, they are also advocating for the international community to waive Haiti’s foreign debt. Two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in two centuries struck on 12 January, the plight of the victims has prompted a worldwide mobilization of churches’ resources. Pledges of funds, […]
Read More...In the chaos of aid distribution, CWS’s global partner, ACT Alliance, is managing to get food, temporary shelter, water cleaning materials and expertise to the Haitian capital. Prospery Raymond, country manager for ACT Alliance member Christian Aid, reports he is concerned there may not otherwise be enough food in the country to last more […]
Read More...CWS has heard how their Haitian partners have fared since the earthquake destroyed communications last week. They have also heard from their global partner the ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) who have some people on the ground and are starting aid work in Haiti by sending in water purification equipment that will serve 10,000 […]
Read More...Christchurch-based Christian World Service who has partner groups in Haiti has launched an immediate appeal for donations to help victims of the devastating earthquake. Attempts to contact the partner group in Haiti, the Institut Culturel Karl Leveque have failed so far but will be renewed as telephone contacts are restored. CWS staff who visited Haiti […]
Read More...CWS asks New Zealand churches to pray for those affected by Monday’s earthquakes and tsunami on Rendova and Tetepare Islands in the Solomons. The 6.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes resulted in tsunami. One hit the southern and northern side of Rendova, washing away the northern village of Retavo. The islands lie 88km to the south […]
Read More...Early “Christmas present” follows passage of implementation law New Zealand has ratified the international treaty banning cluster munitions one week after domestic implementing legislation was signed into law, said the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC) today. “New Zealand’s ratification is a great Christmas present for the Convention on Cluster Munitions as it helps […]
Read More...Calls for media professionals and communicators worldwide to take up the challenge of climate justice and amplify the voices of marginalized people. Full statement from WACC: There is only one Earth. It is embarked on the heaven’s seas and Earth’s creatures are its only sailors. If the ship is damaged beyond repair, all is lost. […]
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Christian World Service
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New Zealand
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