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We invite young New Zealanders to express their interest in the UNESCO Young Professionals Programme.

Under the Young Professionals Programme, young people will be appointed as UNESCO staff members on an initial fixed-term contract at P1/P2 level. Assignments may be either at UNESCO HQ in Paris or at a Field Office.
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The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO is calling for Expressions of Interest for its contestable funding round by 9 July 2021
Applications are being sought for ‘major grant’ funding worth between $10,000 and $40,000.
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The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO has developed a new website – Te Tini a Tangaroa – which showcases the outstanding work currently taking place in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific in the ocean science space.

The website has been developed to highlight Aotearoa New Zealand’s contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021 to 2030).
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The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO was delighted to be able to support New Zealand’s official contribution to UNESCO’s International Jazz Day, which is celebrated on April 30th each year.

A celebration of Jazz, which included a gala concert and jazz workshops with the future of New Zealand jazz – our students – took place in Whanganui on Friday.
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The National Commission for UNESCO is delighted to announce its 2020 major funding recipients.
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As we mark the second anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque attacks, Shahin Najak, New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, Special Advisor shares her memory of that tragic day, the impact it has had on her and Aotearoa as a whole.
Shahin Najak for the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO. Photo credit: Stephen A’Court.
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