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Wellington News and Reports
Newsletter Report - February 2011
In October Wellington Branch held a debriefing session on the DPI/NGO Conference in Melbourne which focussed on Health related MDGs. Lachlan McKay, John Morgan and Robin Halliday from the Branch reported back along with Dr George Salmond (IPPNW) We heard too from two members of the youth delegation to the MDG Summit in New York in September. Twelve strong they were led by Dr Divya Dhar Young New Zealander of the Year former UN Youth and now Director of P3 a youth poverty action NGO they met with
Helen Clark and prepared an entertaining DVD – Pass the Jandal – which should inspire young people to focus on the delivery of Millennium Development Goals.
Wellington members were able to hear Keith Suter speak in October and to join with others to celebrate UN Day at a reception at Premier House – see November Newsletter. Human Rights Day in December was acknowledged with an End of Year lunch and an address by Jeremy Pope Human Rights Commissioner on Human Rights Developments in the Asia/Pacific region.
The Branch Committee has met this year and is planning their AGM in March and the Regional Speech Award in April .Committee members will be assisting the National Executive to organise the National Conference in May. Following on from the Conference theme of focussing on the Pacific we will hold a further series of lunch hour forums focussing on Tonga the Solomons PNG and possibly Fiji.
Members are invited to other related functions held by sister organisations including a Youth Perspective on Nuclear Disarmament, Technology and the International year of Chemistry, the Charter of Compassion and the International Women’s Day Breakfast. In late March the National Consultative Committee on Disarmament are holding a Seminar on Afghanistan – Exit then Engagement.
It promises to be a busy and interesting year.
Newsletter Report - October 2010
It was great to Celebrate International Day of Peace and my 70th birthday with UNA Wellington members and friends.
Wellington branch has been focused on the UNANZ delegation to the UN DPI/NGO Conference in Melbourne in early September. The topic was Advance Global Health and Delivery of the Health related Millennium Development Goals.
As part of our focus on the Pacific in July and August we had held a lunch hour Forum with Public Health experts and those with a knowledge of the Pacific to prepare ourselves for the Conference and on Friday 8th October we will follow this up with a similar Forum and debriefing session where we will hear reports from the Melbourne Conference and from MDG Summit in New York September 20-21.
On October 20th and 21st there is a Seminar on Africa -- organised by NZIIA but with some sponsorship from UNANZ .If you are able to go do ring the National office as we are offering some subsided places. Tel 496 9638 Email office@unanz.org.nz.
On the 20th Dr Keith Suter former UNAA President and a Futurist and communicator on International Affairs will speak at Turnbull House at 12.15 – 1.30 on ‘Is the Global Economy Heading for a Major Crash?’. Four scenarios on the Future of the Global Economy.
This is a joint meeting with Wellington UNA and NZ Futures Thinking Aotearoa.
Branch President Robin Halliday
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Contact Wellington Branch:
Branch President
Robin Halliday - rhalliday@paradise.net.nz
Vice President
Geradine Lynch
Secretary
John Morgan - john.mumaosheng@gmail.com
Treasurer
Peter Cowley - pcowley@paradise.net.nz
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