The National Commission is sponsoring Moananui, an ocean sustainability programme with a particular lens around indigenous relationships with the ocean. The grant will cover expenses associated with a two-day oceans symposium ‘Te Paepae o Tangaroa’, held between 6-7 October in Gisborne. This kōrero will then continue in communities around Aotearoa. The symposium will see a… Read more »
Building connections in Apia
Secretary General Vicki Soanes and Senior Advisor Zuleika Chang travelled to Apia in July to meet with contacts at the UNESCO Office for the Pacific States. The purpose was to re-engage with the current work programme, meet new staff and hear about their priority activities. Examples of current regional office projects are: developing a vocational… Read more »
Shahin at World Youth Conference on Kindness
The National Commission supported UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leader Shahin Najak to attend the World Youth Conference on Kindness in New Delhi. She reports back on her experience. From the 19th to the 23rd of August, 60 world youth leaders from 27 countries gathered in O P Jindal International university, New Delhi to discuss the importance… Read more »
Youth leaders at Festival for the Future
From Friday 26 July to Sunday 28 July, our UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leaders took part in Festival for the Future in Wellington. Raven Maeder reports back. Festival for the Future saw over 1200 delegates from around Aotearoa, and Asia-Pacific, gather in Wellington for a weekend featuring a diverse range of inspirational speakers – including Stacey… Read more »
Report: Heliset Tte Skal – Let the Languages Live Conference
We supported Professor Rawinia Higgins, Chairperson and Commissioner of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori – The Māori Language Commission and Charisma Rangipunga, Deputy Chair of the Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Board of Commissioners, to attend the Heliset Tte Skal – Let the Languages Live conference in Canada from 24-26 June… Read more »
Youth representation at UN meeting
UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leader Ashlee Peacock was part of the panel which presented New Zealand’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) report to the United Nations at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July. She also delivered a speech on youth and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She reports back on the experience. New… Read more »
Open invitation to GCED panel discussion
The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO is hosting a free panel discussion on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in Wellington on 12 August. Opened by Hon Jenny Salesa, Associate Minister of Education, the event will feature the perspectives of five well-respected academics and thinkers. Each was commissioned to write a paper discussing GCED from their… Read more »
GCED – an educator’s perspective
We commissioned Maria Perreau, teacher at Ōtaki College and doctoral candidate at University of Auckland to write a discussion paper about Global Citizenship Education (GCED) from an educator’s perspective. She will discuss her ideas at our upcoming GCED panel discussion on 12 August at the National Library in Wellington. Discussion Paper prepared for the New… Read more »
GCED – a Māori perspective
We commissioned Sonja Macfarlane, Practice and Implementation Adviser (Māori focus), former Associate Professor, University of Canterbury, to write a discussion paper about Global Citizenship Education (GCED) from a Māori perspective. She will discuss her ideas at our upcoming GCED panel discussion on 12 August at the National Library in Wellington. Discussion Paper presented to the… Read more »
GCED – a youth/student perspective
We commissioned Pete McKenzie, UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leader/ Law, Political Science and Mandarin Student, Victoria University of Wellington/ Freelance Journalist/ Chamber Officer in the Office of the Clerk, NZ Parliament, to write a discussion paper about Global Citizenship Education (GCED) from a youth/student perspective. He will discuss his ideas at our upcoming GCED panel discussion… Read more »
