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Council for International Development

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Economic and Social:
  • Aging
  • Agriculture
  • Children
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Climate Change
  • Crime Prevention
  • Criminal Justice
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Disabled Persons
  • Disarmament
  • Drug Control
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Extreme poverty
  • Food
  • Governance
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Human Rights
  • Humanitarian Affairs
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Industrial Development
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Security
  • Justice
  • Least Developed Countries
  • Media
  • Migration
  • Minority Rights
  • New Global Institutions
  • Peace and Security
  • Population
  • Private Sector
  • Refugees
  • Religion
  • Safety
  • Science and Technology
  • Social Development
  • Sports for Peace and Development
  • Statistics
  • Sustainable Development
  • United Nations Funding
  • United Nations Reform
  • Values
  • Violence

  • Financing for Development:
  • Addressing systemic issues
  • External debt
  • Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
  • International Cooperation in Tax Matters
  • International Trade as an engine for development
  • Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
  • Mobilizing international resources for development

  • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Service provision
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and armed conflict
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women and the environment
  • Women and the media
  • Women and the media
  • Women in power and decision-making

  • Public Administration:
  • Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
  • Governance and Public Administration
  • Knowledge Systems and E-government
  • Public Service and Management Innovation

  • Social Development:
  • Aging
  • Conflict
  • Disabled persons
  • Employment
  • Indigenous issues
  • Poverty
  • Social policy
  • Youth

  • Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Atmosphere
  • Biodiversity
  • Biotechnology
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Consumption and production patterns
  • Demographics
  • Desertification and Drought
  • Disaster management and vulnerability
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Gender equality
  • Health
  • Indicators
  • Industrial development
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • Institutional arrangements
  • Integrated decision-making
  • Major Groups
  • Mining
  • Mountains
  • Oceans and seas
  • Partnerships
  • Poverty
  • Protecting and managing the natural resources
  • Rural Development
  • Sanitation
  • Geographic scope: International
    Country of activity:
  • Jamaica
  • Belgium
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Poland
  • Seychelles
  • Comoros
  • Somalia
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Mongolia
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Republic of Korea
  • Bhutan
  • Israel
  • Oman
  • Eswatini
  • Serbia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Suriname
  • Nauru
  • Saudi Arabia
  • New Zealand
  • Ethiopia
  • Angola
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Ireland
  • China
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Costa Rica
  • Timor-Leste
  • Uzbekistan
  • Netherlands
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • El Salvador
  • Nepal
  • Estonia
  • Denmark
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)
  • Switzerland
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Benin
  • Argentina
  • Indonesia
  • Gabon
  • Cyprus
  • Myanmar
  • Panama
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Grenada
  • Cameroon
  • Gambia
  • Philippines
  • Hungary
  • Central African Republic
  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
  • Finland
  • Malaysia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Portugal
  • Montenegro
  • Japan
  • Bangladesh
  • Azerbaijan
  • Congo
  • Andorra
  • Bahrain
  • Holy See
  • Mauritania
  • Chile
  • Iraq
  • Barbados
  • Canada
  • Singapore
  • Lesotho
  • Vanuatu
  • Ecuador
  • Haiti
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Country Not Available
  • Georgia
  • Viet Nam
  • Liechtenstein
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Mozambique
  • Brazil
  • United States of America
  • Australia
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Belize
  • Rwanda
  • Algeria
  • Sri Lanka
  • Marshall Islands
  • Niger
  • Armenia
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Qatar
  • Greece
  • Türkiye
  • Kuwait
  • Chad
  • Senegal
  • Ukraine
  • Côte D'Ivoire
  • Bulgaria
  • Cuba
  • India
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Tuvalu
  • Liberia
  • Paraguay
  • Honduras
  • Malta
  • Tajikistan
  • North Macedonia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Norway
  • Cape Verde
  • France
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Romania
  • Belarus
  • Cambodia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
  • Sudan
  • Slovenia
  • Botswana
  • Iceland
  • Saint Lucia
  • Guinea
  • Nicaragua
  • Monaco
  • Dominica
  • Malawi
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Samoa
  • Czechia
  • Slovakia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Solomon Islands
  • Uganda
  • Uruguay
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Palau
  • Spain
  • Tonga
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Thailand
  • Zimbabwe
  • Lithuania
  • Egypt
  • Zambia
  • Guyana
  • Mali
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Russian Federation
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  • Burkina Faso
  • Maldives
  • Dominican Republic
  • Croatia
  • Austria
  • Albania
  • Bahamas
  • Kiribati
  • San Marino
  • Colombia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
  • Nigeria
  • Lebanon
  • Namibia
  • Yemen
  • Fiji
  • Tunisia
  • Peru
  • South Africa
  • Germany
  • State of Palestine
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
  • Latvia
  • Djibouti
  • Jordan
  • Mauritius
  • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1985
    Organizational structure: The Council for International Development (CID) was formed in 1985 by a small group of aid and development agencies which identified the need to coordinate some activities and present a single voice on issues of common concern.
    Number and type of members: Today CID has 95 members that include most of New Zealand's major Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that work in aid and development around the world.
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Fees for education and training services
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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