Overseas aid Archive

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  “Last, Loneliest, Ugliest” – NZ Last in Aid Ranking - by Kennedy Graham

  
  
  
  Kipling was unwittingly flattering when he described Aotearoa New Zealand (well, Auckland, actually) as “last. loneliest, loveliest”.   This week, we continue to qualify as, simply, last.  And it’s lonely at the bottom.  That’s where Action Aid, a global aid institute, ranked New Zealand among 22 donor countries for our lamentable performance in delivering on sustainable [...] read more
  October 21, 2009 11:10 am - 11 Comments
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  Make peace not war - by frog

  
  
  
  And here’s more policy announcements.  Keith Locke and Kennedy Graham launched a 22 page foreign affairs policy tonight at the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Institute for International Affairs that: Introduces into our trading framework with other countries values like human rights, labour and environmental standards, ecologically-sustainable practices, local values and cultures, the right [...] read more
  September 17, 2008 8:55 pm - 102 Comments
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  John Key on foreign aid - by frog

  
  
  
  John Key gave a speech yesterday on international affairs.  I thought it was worth pulling out this one quote from that speech, where he discusses aid to the Pacific: It is also important that this aid is properly focused. New Zealand’s aid in recent years has been targeted at “poverty elimination” – the focus should [...] read more
  April 9, 2008 12:56 pm - 10 Comments