Introducing new EU-CORD member – Sign of Hope
Earlier this year, EU-CORD welcomed two new German members to the network – Sign of Hope and World Relief Germany. In this, the first of two articles, we focus on …
Renew Our World: Christians campaign and pray for climate justice
The global campaign Renew Our World is calling on Christians world-wide to join in prayer and action to respond to the negative consequences of climate change for our planet and especially poor communities. EU-CORD and its member Tearfund (UK) are joining …
Together for sustainable development – EU-CORD joins SDG Watch
For EU-CORD, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an important framework to achieve our objective to live out and advocate for social, economic and environment justice. We have therefore joined …
European Disability and Development Week 2016
Together for Inclusion / #EDDW16 As a member of IDDC, EU-CORD is mobilising for a week of activities dedicated to disability and international cooperation. European Disability and Development Week (EDDW, #EDDW16) …
EU-CORD’s Vision for Advocacy
At the EU-CORD General Assembly in May EU-CORD’s new vision for advocacy was adopted. This document, which can be accessed here, sets out EU-CORD’s vision for global justice. It is …
Responding to migrants and refugees – the work of Hungarian Baptist Aid
In this series of articles EU-CORD members share some of the work they have been doing in responding to the large numbers of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe. Here …
Reflections from the World Humanitarian Summit
Nine EU-CORD members attended the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in May, and as a network we worked in the preparations for the summit, including attending the global consultations and being …
EU-CORD in Together We Stand
EU-CORD has been featured in ‘Together We Stand’ – a publication of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for the first World Humanitarian Summit. The publication …
Why we still need Humanitarian Principles
The humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence offer a common basis to underpin all humanitarian action. They remain so relevant because they are a concrete expression of the shared …