Fourteen leading New Zealand aid agencies have today called on the New Zealand government to step in with immediate humanitarian assistance to save millions of lives in the world’s worst crisis and...
As the Syria crisis escalates, the heads of 12 New Zealand aid organisations have joined forces to call on the government to act on one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of this generation...
Christian World Service launched an appeal on Sunday for the people of Vanuatu in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam. The money raised will go to local people providing food, water, healthcare,...
INTRODUCTION Natural disasters, such as cyclones and floods, are a reality of living in the Pacific. The impact of such disasters can be significant and given the remoteness of some islands response...
APPEAL CODE: # 700-N EXPANDED APPEAL GOAL: $550,421 (from $494,020) PLEDGED TO DATE TOWARD GOAL: $185,000 Situation As noted in the initial May 7 appeal, Afghanistan is experiencing severe weather...
HURRICANE ISAAC AUGUST 29, 2012 SITUATION: Hurricane Isaac made landfall last night as a slow moving Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 40 to 80 miles per hour. While it only has Category 1...
Church World Service, a global humanitarian organization, has awarded a grant of $5,000 to the Joplin Long-Term Recovery Committee to assist in meeting the needs of tornado survivors. The Joplin Long...
In a needs assessment conducted by CWS-P/A, the district of Thatta exhibited signs of being highly prone to various types of disasters. Recognizing the huge loss to housing during the 2010 floods,...
2011-11-04 2:54 pm A group of New Zealand human rights, development and peace organisations is calling for the Indonesian government to investigate allegations of excessive force and human rights...
Haiti earthquake In the wake of a powerful earthquake centered just southwest of the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Church World Service staff are quickly responding, contacting long-term partners...