Canadian Council For International Co-Operation Flux RSS of latest News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:21:04 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca CCIC’s Analysis of CIDA’s Partnerships with Canadians An Addendum on the Future of Institutional Program Funding Modalities CIDA’s Backgrounder for the Minister’s announcement of a new mandate for Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) unfortunately does not give clear indications on the future for different funding modalities in CPB to implement the mandate... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:34:36 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=90 Partnerships with Canadians - A Review by CCIC The Minister for International Cooperation has completed a year-long review of the mandate of Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB), culminating in a July 22nd announcement that CIDA is launching a new "Partnerships with Canadians"... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:33:26 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=88 Canada’s next step to increase aid effectiveness agenda falls short Canada’s new approach to engage Canadians and organizations in international development might be a good thing, but it is the first time most Canadian international development organizations have heard about it... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:07:31 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=86 Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe wins Betty Plewes Award 2010 The Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe was selected, among 10 highly valuable nominations, as the winner of the $15,000 Betty Plewes Award... Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:04:14 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=83 Government Called on to Be Transparent and Respect Democracy, Freedom of Expression A new coalition, Voices-Voix, is sounding the alarm that the quality and health... Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:34:22 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=82 Joint Statement Canada-Colombia Human Rights Deal “Empty”: Civil Society Leaders The Liberals today closed ranks with the Conservatives in passing legislation that brought two years of vigorous public debate to an end... Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:00:24 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=80 CIDA Funding to CCIC Threatened – Take Action Find out more... Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:05:22 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=77 CIDA Funding to CCIC Threatened: Canada’s Foreign Aid Community Risks Losing Strong Voice for World’s Poor CIDA funding to the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC), Canada’s pre-eminent coalition to end global poverty, is in doubt... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:10:41 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=75 Landmark Legislation Suffers from Lacklustre Implementation (A Time to Act) Two years after passing the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Accountability Act the government has failed “to fulfill the Act’s spirit and the intention of parliament” according to a report released May 18, 2010... Tue, 18 May 2010 11:45:47 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=73 Bilateral Investment Treaties: A Canadian Primer Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) make up one part of a global investment regime that governs how countries and their governments... Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:31:36 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=72 Haiti Donor Conference Principles and Recommendations for International NGO Participation in Recovery, Reconstruction and Development. A Joint Paper of NGO Platforms… Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:44:01 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=69 Shameful retreat on foreign aid Foreign aid was hit hard in the federal budget as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a freeze on aid spending… Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:51:39 -0400 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=67 CCIC’s Analysis of the 2010 March Budget The Canadian Government Freezes the Aid Budget at $5 Billion in 2010… Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:17:17 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=65 Canada Turning Its Back on the World’s Poor: Foreign Aid Spending Hit Hard by Federal Budget Canada is turning its back on the world’s poor. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced that there will be no further planned increases to foreign aid… Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:50:14 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=63 Canadian CSOs to discuss Development Effectiveness. Be part of the Canadian Consultation for the Open Forum on CSO Development Effectiveness… Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:18:02 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=61 Open Letter to the Honourable Lawrence Cannon In the context of the international conference on Afghanistan that takes place this week in London, CCIC is calling for increased focus on security and protection of civilians… Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:38:58 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=57 Canadian aid groups press for action at Montreal conference International leaders gather in Montreal to discuss the future of Haiti's reconstruction… Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:55:13 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=55 Haiti: Canada hosting International Donor Conference on Haiti The human toll of the devastating earthquake in Haiti is just beginning to emerge… Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:36:42 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=53 Why Do We Fund NGOs Anyway? First, she says Immigration Minister Jason Kenney… Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:57:40 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=51 Open letter to Minister for International Cooperation CCIC is shocked and dismayed about the recent events concerning KAIROS... Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:47:30 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=49 Best of Times, Worst of Times: Canada’s Foreign Aid Direction Read CCIC's op-ed by Gerry Barr... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:45:49 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=47 Climate Change Read CCIC letters to the editor and op-ed... Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=42 CCIC Working Paper on Canada’s Humanitarian Donorship This paper examines issues of volume, timeliness, flexibility and the extent to which funds for humanitarian assistance are... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=40 CCIC's Key Messages for the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, December 2009 A series of briefing notes on environmental justice and climate change... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:35:43 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=38 The Betty Plewes Fund – Award 2010 The third $15,000 award of the Betty Plewes Fund will be offered in the spring 2010. The Fund was created by... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ccic.ca/media/news_detail_e.php?id=24