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The National Commission for UNESCO is delighted to announce its 2020 major funding recipients.
UCAF 2020
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.
UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leader Naheed Saeid reflects on the thoughts that ran through her mind, two years ago, as the news of the Christchurch mosque attacks reached her.
Naheed Saeid 2019
Two years after the Christchurch mosque attacks UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leader Sondos Quraan reflects on the events of that tragic day and shares her thoughts on where we are as a country today and how, as a nation, we can shape a positive future together.
Sondos Quraan
Our UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leaders reflect on how the events of March 15 have impacted and shaped them. Raiyan Azmi reflects on his journey over the past two years.
Raiyan Azmi-card
On the second anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO Chair, Robyn Baker, and Special Advisor Youth, Shahin Najak, reflect on the impact that day has had on Aotearoa New Zealand and how it has impacted the National Commission’s work.
March 15 mural FB
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