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In light of the Government’s decision on Monday 23 March to move immediately to level 3 (and subsequently level 4) of the COVID-19 response, we felt it was important to reflect on the responsibility UNESCO has—both as a National Commission and internationally—to support the sharing of reliable, trusted information.
Chair – Robyn Baker for the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO. Photo credit: Stephen A’Court.
Youth Leaders Morgan King and Brodie Cross joined the Evironmental Protection Agency’s Te Herenga hui in Porirua in March 2020. The purpose of the hui was to bring rangatahi Māori together to discuss the importance of involving youth when addressing current and future issues for our taiao (environment).
Brodie
On 17 February 2020 the newest inscriptions to the UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand Register were made at a ceremony at National Library of New Zealand. Precious documentary heritage is added yearly to the register in recognition of its significance to New Zealand history.
Sir Julius von Haast
On Monday the 27th of January, Robyn Baker, Chairperson of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO and Vicki Soanes, Secretary General, attended Holocaust Remembrance Day organised by the Holocaust Centre in Wellington. The commemoration also acknowledged the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp, Auschwitz.
Holocaust Centre rememberance
We are pleased to announce the appointment of two Commissioners - Vanisa Dhiru and Dr Geoff Hicks.
Vanisa original pic
We have appointed five new members to its UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leaders group. They are: Anne-Sophie Page, Bella, Simpson, Blair Kapa-Peters, Brodie Cross and Naheed Saeid.
Youth Leaders group shot Jan 2020
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