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UNA NZ Held National Conference "Advancing The 2030 Agenda"

Friday, 29 September 2023, 6:09 am | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The United Nations Association of New Zealand held its national conference today, Advancing the 2030 Agenda. While the conference was unable to take place in person due to safety concerns, the full programme was delivered online. More >>

UN Association Of New Zealand Condemns Russian Acts Of Aggression And Calls For Restoration Of Peace And Law

Monday, 28 February 2022, 9:36 am | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNANZ) condemns the Russian military action against Ukraine as an act of aggression that is clearly in violation of international law. We call on the New Zealand government to use its membership in the United Nations ... More >>

Human Rights Day 2021 Webinar

Thursday, 18 November 2021, 10:31 am | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ) will mark the 73rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 6th anniversary of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development (the 17 SDGs) with a seminar entitled “SDG5: Can ... More >>

A Warm Welcome To The United Nations Association Of New Zealand 2021 Conference

Sunday, 8 August 2021, 5:48 am | United Nations Association of New Zealand

Only a few more days to purchase tickets! UNA NZ is hosting its annual National Conference this August, hosted at the New Zealand Parliament by Vanushi Walters MP. The conference is our flagship event. This year's theme, adopted from the United ... More >>

Count the Nuclear Weapons Money at Parliament

Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 8:12 am | United Nations Association of New Zealand

On 24 October, the United Nations Association of New Zealand raised awareness of the massive amount of money that is allocated towards nuclear weapons by hosting an event at Parliament. This event was a part of the wider Count the Nuclear Weapons ... More >>

National Conference on Climate Change, Disarmament

Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 4:27 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

On the 22nd of June, UNANZ National Conference presented attendees with the privilege of being able to listen to and learn from a collection of experts in their specialised fields in regard to climate change, disarmament and non-aggression. During the conference, ... More >>

UNANZ National Conference 2019 and Speech Awards

Friday, 21 June 2019, 6:39 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

As a part of the UNANZ National Conference 2019, our national office has partnered up with regional offices, especially those from Tauranga, Whanganui, Canterbury, Northern, Waikato and Wellington to bring to the public the Secondary School Speech ... More >>

Non-binary Gender Identities and Social Security Systems

Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 1:57 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

Within the context of the evolving understanding of gender identities and sexuality, the United Nations Association of New Zealand, in collaboration with the San Diego Branch of the United Nations Association of the USA, will be holding an event during ... More >>

70 years of Universal Human Rights: Past, Present and Future

Monday, 10 December 2018, 9:50 am | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ) and the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) have collaborated in bringing the public a rare opportunity to participate in a symposium celebrating 70 Years of Universal Human ... More >>

Open letter re visit of President Moon Jae-in to New Zealand

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 5:36 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

[ Scoop note: The following was sent prior to the to the visit of the South Korean president. ] More >>

UNA NZ acknowledges the passing of Kofia Annan

Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 1:19 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The President of the United Nations Association, Peter Nichols, alongside the members of the United Nations Association of New Zealand have acknowledged the sad passing the former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize laureate ... More >>

Transparency and UNA sign affiliation Agreement

Thursday, 26 July 2018, 1:25 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) and the United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ) have made an agreement to fully affiliate and co-operate with each other. More >>

New leadership at the United Nations Association

Monday, 18 June 2018, 4:12 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ) welcomes the appointment of Mr Peter Nichols as the new National President of the United Nations Association of New Zealand. Peter was appointed National President at the recent Annual General ... More >>

UNA NZ International Women’s Day celebration – 8 March

Monday, 26 February 2018, 1:40 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ) is partnering with Exhibition Coexistence and QT Museum Hotel for an International Women’s Day (IWD) focused on the empowerment of women in all settings, and the activists who are working relentlessly ... More >>

Is the UN an imperfect and uncertain institution?

Thursday, 6 July 2017, 9:25 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The 2017 National Conference of the United Nations Association of New Zealand focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, addressing the risks and opportunities of changing global geopolitical dynamics and the role of the United Nations in this ... More >>

Annual conference 2017 – Sustainable Development Goals

Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 11:39 am | United Nations Association of New Zealand

Leaders from government and NGO sectors, academics, and members of the community are coming together this Thursday and Friday to discuss New Zealand’s past and future engagement with the UN at the annual United Nations Association of New Zealand ... More >>

Addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Thursday, 15 June 2017, 2:27 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The 2017 National Conference of the United Nations Association of New Zealand will draw focus to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as current and former leaders come together to consider New Zealand’s past and future engagement with the UN ... More >>

Celebrating 70 years of the United Nations Association

Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 12:14 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

Tonight members, affiliates and supporters gather at Government House in Wellington to celebrate 70 years of the founding of the United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ). More >>

Statement on the Situation in Syria

Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 5:14 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

The United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNANZ) is extremely concerned about the inability of states to resolve the current conflict in Syria. UNANZ recognizes that this is a complicated situation involving questions of internal security, allegations ... More >>

NZ is losing a crucial opportunity to enhance our future

Friday, 15 June 2012, 5:08 pm | United Nations Association of New Zealand

“While the task of ensuring a sustainable future is of concern to many people and organisations, New Zealand is missing a crucial opportunity to engage with international developments and to seize commercial opportunities,” said Gray Southon of the United ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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