Given the continuation of the current COVID-19 alert levels 2 and 3, the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO has postponed the GCED Ideas Exchange scheduled at the National Library for this Thursday 20th August. We will update the site with details of the new date once we’ve worked through a new schedule. GCED is about… Read more »
Events
Ashlee Peacock, youth leader, reflects on her time at the 40th UNESCO General Conference
Ashlee Peacock attended the 40th UNESCO General Conference with the New Zealand delegation and spent two days attending and sharing ideas from Aotearoa at the 11th Youth Forum. Youth from all over the world were brought together to discuss transversals issues that were relevant and common to us all, regardless of country, culture or religion…. Read more »
Youth Diversity Forum Ōtautahi Christchurch
Nearly a hundred youth leaders from Christchurch and around the country came together in Ōtautahi Christchurch over the weekend of 4-6 October. The NZ National Commission for UNESCO, in collaboration with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and mana whenua Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Ngāi Tahu, held the Youth Diversity Forum to support a cross-ethnic discussion, addressing… Read more »
Discussing peace in the Middle East
To celebrate International Peace Day, the United Nations Association of New Zealand and Wellington City Council held a panel discussion to talk about what can be done to bring communities together once the conflict ends in the Middle East. Professor Paul Morris, who holds a UNESCO Chair, was among the speakers. He provides an overview… Read more »
UN Holocaust Remembrance Day 2016
The Chair of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, Ian McKinnon, read the UNESCO Director General’s message on the occasion of UN Holocaust Remembrance Day at an event at Parliament on 27 January 2016. The event was organised by the New Zealand Holocaust Centre and hosted by Hon. Chris Finalyson QC. The Director General’s… Read more »
