UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND (INC)
Te Roopu Whakakotahi Whenua o Aotearoa
NORTHERN REGION BRANCH
Contact Us: PO Box 5816, Wellesley St, Auckland,
THE NORTHERN REGION BRANCH INVITES MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and TALK
FRIEND’S MEETING HOUSE
113 MT EDEN RD, AUCKLAND
WEDNESDAY 5th MARCH 2008 from 7 pm to approx 9 pm
7.00 – 7.45 pm UNANZ NRB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2008
8.00 pm SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
JOAN MOSLEY DIRECTOR UN DIVISION MFAT
UN Reform: Recent Achievements and Priorities for 2008/09
Joan Mosley is currently the Director of the United Nations, HumanRights and Commonwealth Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, having previously served in a number of diplomatic posts overseas and positions within the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Wellington
She will look at the current UN Reform agenda, what the achievements and priorities have been in recent years and the priorities for 2008/09
ALL WELCOME
United Nations Association of New Zealand
Who are we?
UNANZ is a non-government organisation and an approved charity made up of volunteers, aimed at promoting understanding of, and engagement with, the UN. We welcome participation from anyone who would like to contribute towards our aims, whatever your interests and skills may be.
We have branches across New Zealand and are a member of The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) which provides links with other United Nations Associations throughout the world and with the United Nations itself.
What do we do?
UNANZ helps educate people: about the activities of the United Nations and its agencies, New Zealand's involvement, and how to get involved.
We support the ideals embodied in the UN Charter and the crucial role of the U.N. at the centre of multilateral cooperation to promote peace and security, development and human rights for all.
We are involved in a number of activities including:
forums and advocacy on issues relating to the UN and UN Renewal,
annual speech awards for high school students, this years theme is UN: Human Rights in a Sustainable World
together with or through our youth association UNYANZ, run Model United Nations events
working with NGO’s and others to access the UN.
developing a website to offer a window to the world and theUnited Nations for your own interest or research and provide links to United Nations System websites and related sites.
working in coalitions ie Council for International Development Point Seven ODA Campaign, the Aotearoa/NZ Make Poverty History and Cluster Munitions coalitions & NZ Human Rights Film Festival.
Major Events for 2008
A current focus is working together with others to raise the importance of finding ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, Global Security and UN Renewal.
National Conference is in Auckland, over the weekend 30 May to 2nd June, featuring the role of the UN in Human Rights in NZ and the South Pacific and celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the 21st birthday of the concept of Sustainable Development and 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth.
2008 is also the International Year of Sanitation, the International Year of the Potato and the International Year of Languages and these will be linked in also during the conference.
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