UNICEF NZ Speaker Event – Young Voices of the Pacific

Monday 18 July in Auckland-

What: A free public event, organised by UNICEF New Zealand and the Auckland University Centre for Pacific Studies, focusing on current challenges facing young people in the Pacific. Learn about youth perspectives on issues like climate change and why the voices of young Pacific Islanders must be heard.

Who: Pacific youth advocates Ms Merewalesi Nailatikau, UNICEF’s first Regional Ambassador for the Pacific, and Ms Sainimere Veitata, Co-chair of the Econesian Society at the University of the South Pacific.

Why: As Pacific leaders gather in Auckland this September for the Pacific Islands Forum, UNICEF NZ will be calling for greater attention to and investment in young people’s futures. With more than half of the population of the Pacific under the age of 24, the concerns of the region’s young people must be heard by decision makers at this crucial time.

When: Monday 18 July at 6pm

Where: Fale Pasifika, Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Auckland, 20 Wynyard Street

Cost: Free. Please RSVP to takeaction@unicef.org.nz

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