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Five new Youth Leaders appointed

The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO has appointed five new members to its UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leaders group. They are [listed in alphabetical order]: Liletina Vaka, Māia Tapsell, Morgan King, Nick Mailau and Shahin Najak.

Workshop pic of all youth leaders May 2019

Let us never be silent about racism and intolerance

Robyn Baker, Chair of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO reflects on the 2019 terrorist attack and our individual and collective responsibilities for action.

Nola in Vietnam

UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leader Nola Smart has spent her summer doing an internship in Vietnam through a Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia (PMSA). She writes about the experience.

March marine conservation forum in Auckland

Thanks to a major funding grant from the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, Ngati Kuri and Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will host a marine conservation forum: Taiātea – Gathering of Oceans in March 2019.

Remembering the Holocaust

On Sunday 27 January, events around New Zealand commemorated United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Find out more here and read a speech given by our Chair Robyn Baker.