UNANZ NEWS MARCH 2011
ISSUE N°4
2011 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME ROBIN HALLIDAY wellington@unanz.org.nz The 2011 United Nations Association National Conference will be held on the 6-8 May 2011, Hosted by Wellington Branch. The topic is The Millennium Development Goals - Progress in the Pacific. The Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat,Tuiloma Neroni Slade, has agree to come to Wellington to be our guest keynote speaker. Registrations Now Open.
The Millennium Development Goals Prog ress in the Pacific UNANZ 2011 Conference Programme
6th May 2011
Friday - Beehive Theatre 1.00 Opening - Speaker to be confirmed. 1.30 Finals National Secondary Schools Speech Award. 2.30 Pacific Island Students – Aspirations for their countries. (In consultation with Winnie Laban and Vic Pacific Studies Director Victoria Univ.) 3.30 MDGs in the Pacific – A youth perspective. 4.15 Afternoon Tea 5.15 National Council Meeting for all UNANZ National Council Members, at Turnbull House, Wellington.
Friday Evening 7.30 Informal gathering, and shared dinner to welcome Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat,Tuiloma Neroni Slade to New Zealand. UNANZ plans to hold this at
Connolly Hall, Wellington, with Conference delegates, Pacific Island communities and Pacific Island church reps.
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Business Banking and Local involvement
3.15 Afternoon Tea 3.45 Workshops – follow on from Panels but including UN Youth classroom MUN on MDGs
7th May 2011
Saturday - Legislative Council Chamber Parliament 9.15 Welcome by Michael Powles, National President of UNANZ 9.30 Keynote speaker, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat,Tuiloma Neroni Slade 10.45 Amanda Ellis MFAT NZAID Director 11.30 Barry Coates Oxfam NZ
5.15 Plenary 5.45 Summary by Michael Powles, National President of UNANZ
Saturday Evening 7.00 Conference Dinner with Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat,Tuiloma Neroni Slade, UN Youth, Pacific Embassies and Reps. Delegates, and UNANZ Affiliates. Location yet to be confirmed.
12.30 Lunch 1.15 Panels on MDGs in the Pacific: (Some of this will be based on the Select Committee report on the Pacific Released Dec 2010)
8th May 2011
Sunday 9.00 Annual General Meeting
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Eliminating Poverty
1.00 Lunch
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Education and Gender Equality
1.30 National Council Meeting
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Health Issues Child Health Maternal Health HIV/AIDS
4.30 National Executive Meeting
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