World AIDS Day - 1 December, 2024
Upholding human rights is vital for ending the AIDS pandemic, says UNAIDS Country Director Manuela Manova on World Aids Day.
Any Of Us Can Be Refugees
In this wide - raging discussion, UNIC Canberra speaks with Adrian Edwards, UNHCR Regional Representative Multi-Country Office Canberra, about the change in refugee populations over the years and the response of the global community.
World Environment Day 2024 a chance to spark action for healthy lands
This year鈥檚 World Environment Day is focused on healthy lands and soils. We spoke with UNEP鈥檚 Coordinator for Nature Action in Asia and the Pacific Makiko Yashiro. She explains why this is such a critical issue for people and nature in the region.
UNESCO Consultations on Misinformation and AI in the Pacific
From the Archive 2023
UNIC Canberra discusses with Abel Caine from the UNESCO Pacific Office some of the interesting outcomes of their consultations. Via phone to Fiji UNIC first asked how important overall is it to get across and ahead of some of these issues and challenges.
Proactive鈥 Messages Critical To Combat Disinformation In PNG
From the Archive 2023
Torture, conflict and low COVID-19 vaccination rates have all been the results of increasing levels of disinformation and misinformation in Papua New Guinea (PNG), according to the UN Resident Coordinator in the country, Richard Howard. Speaking on the line from PNG to UNIC Canberra he stressed that these consequences were very worrying, and in some cases 鈥渉orrifically wrong鈥, calling for strong and rapid measures to counter the scourge.
Former Force Commander UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia Reflects
From the Archive 2023
Lieutenant-General John Sanderson spoke with UNIC Canberra about his service to UN peacekeeping and Australia's overall involvement. He speaks about about the service and sacrifice given by both peacekeepers and their families and the pride and the commitment they bring to their work. 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of UN 国产AVkeeping operations.
Making Family Planning Choices Simpler For 8 Billion
From the Archive 2023
Women鈥檚 bodies should not be held captive to choices made by governments or individuals, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said, as it launched its flagship State of the World鈥檚 Population Report for 2023. Speaking to UNIC Canberra, Marielle Sander, UNFPA's Representative in Papua New Guinea, explained why the current global population of 8 billion marks an opportunity for a broader conversation on how to make reproductive choices simpler for families and women.
Support Young People Across The Asia Pacific Region
From the Archives 2022
Ms Kanni Wignaraja, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific spoke to UNIC Canberra about the importance of fact based messaging in UN communications. She also spoke about UNDP's commitment to young people in the region and the importance of listening to how they wish to shape the future.
Increase Funding And Realign Priorities For Our Pacific Youth
From the Archive 2022
The World AIDS Day report provides evidence based solutions for world leaders. It also calls on governments to be courageous and implement these solutions in order to overcome the challenges that the report also reveals. We spoke with Country Director UNAIDS Pacific Office, Renat Ram who discusses how much support young people need in the Pacific and why.
Climate Change And Human Rights New UN Expert and Mandate
From the Archive 2022
Demonstrating the wide-ranging consequences of the climate crisis, the UN has appointed the first-ever Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the context of Climate Change. Ian Fry, who is of Australian and Tuvalu heritage, teaches environmental policy at the Australian National University. As UN Special Rapporteur, he will be tasked with studying how climate change affects the full enjoyment of human rights, and recommend ways to prevent these effects. Mr. Fry speaks with UNIC Canberra.
Climate Change Impacts 鈥榝all strongly on disadvantaged'
From the Archive 2022
UN scientists on Monday about the impact of climate change on people and planet. The report launched by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change () shows how climate change is affecting every continent. Although it is a global issue, its 鈥渘egative impacts fall particularly strongly on disadvantaged and poor people across the globe who have the least ability to adapt鈥, says Professor Mark Howden, one of the authors of the report and Working Group Vice-Chair. He spoke to UNIC Canberra also explaining how nature can play a part in the solution.
Give Disability Advocates a Seat at the Table and Really Listen
From the Archive 2022
Are we listening to the World Health Organisation's calls to take Omicron seriously? And what about vaccination equity - if one country has little access to vaccinations while other countries do - does that affect us all? And is COVID misinformation reaching the disability community and if so what could be the outcomes? UNIC spoke to Rosemary Kayess, Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
The Suitcase of Courage - Reveals Network of Humanity
From the Archive 2021
A dusty old suitcase that lay undiscovered for decades in a backyard shed in Melbourne has revealed never seen letters portraying an astonishing story of friendship, courage and resistance to the Nazi regime. The letters tell the stories of the lives of both an Australian family and a family in Germany - the Schindlers, who were all part of a network that helped Jews, political dissidents and other persecuted groups escape the horrors of the regime. UNIC Canberra spoke online to Dr Frances Newell from Melbourne whose mother and grandfather were part of this network and who also discovered the suitcase.
Migratory Species Ambassador to Circumnavigate the UK
From the Archive 2020
UNIC Canberra spoke to Convention on Migratory Species Ambassador Sasha Dench just before World Migratory Birds Day and ahead of her ground breaking expedition para-motoring around the UK. The expedition hopes to highlight the effects of climate change and its negative effects on biodiversity. UNIC started by asking Sasha why she was so committed to conservation.
The Things We Do Have An Impact Beyond Our Imagination
From the Archive 2020
The Head of the UN Office in Fiji , Mr. Sanaka Samarasinha speaks with UNIC Canberra online from Suva about his recent visit to Fiji's outer regions - during which he stresses that climate change is unfolding in a very serious tragic way and we must all rise to the challenge of this existential threat.