UN@75: Human Rights Day

The United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ) will mark the 72nd Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a seminar entitled Human Rights in the face of COVID-19 and Global Climate Crisis: Challenges and opportunities for the Pacific Region.

This seminar will be held on Thursday, 10 December 2020, 5.30pm- 7.30pm, in the Banquet Hall at the New Zealand Parliament. We are delighted to announce the Minister for Climate Change, Hon. James Shaw as the keynote speaker. The Minister will be joined by other excellent speakers including Climate Change specialist Dr Nathan Ross and VUW Senior Research Fellow in Epidemiology Dr Mona Jeffreys.

The President of the UNA NZ Peter Nichols will chair and Special Officer for Human Rights Dr Paula Pereda-Perez will moderate the seminar, which will address the following topics:

COVID-19 and its human rights dimensions in the Pacific Region
COVID-19 and climate change: hopes and challenges for future pandemics in the era of global warming
Climate change and human rights: opportunities to rethink our relationship with the environment.

This will be a seated event. Refreshments will be provided. Any access or dietary requirements, or questions, can be communicated to Wendy Hart, wendy.hart@unanz.org.nz.

We will observe COVID-19 safety practices and if alert levels should change we will be in touch about postponement or cancellation.

The United Nations Association of New Zealand Te Roopu Whakakotahi Whenua o Aotearoa (UNA NZ) is a voluntary organisation committed to the ideals embodied in the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the crucial role of the UN at the centre of multilateral cooperation to promote world peace and justice, and to eradicate poverty and hunger. We recognise that the UN has far to go to achieve its objectives, and are committed to its improvement. To learn more about UNA NZ visit our website www.unanz.org.nz or follow us on social media.