“Sorry Mr Chairperson, my plumber in Paris is calling me as I have a problem with my toilet in my apartment, and I have to take this call because it is much more important than the decision that was just adopted.”
Jack Gradwell: Heritage in the Balkans - the roots of conflict
Jack investigates how issues of heritage in the Balkans have proved a driver of political conflict.
Julia Kennerley: What's even going on?
Okay, so if yesterday I thought the UN was a dramatic soap opera, today it’s reached a whole new level. I’m currently watching four grown men in suits stand at a podium, seconds away from a punch up. It’s kind of like Courteney Place on a Saturday night. In fact the conference chair (whose role in this situation seems to be resident UN bouncer) just screamed into the microphone ‘call security, call security!!’. So, here’s a quick summary of what’s being going on over the past four days:
Samantha Keen: The Journey So Far...
Venice, illness, Krakow and Auschwitz.
Julia Kennerley: Busting some UN myths
Sitting in on the UNESCO proceedings is a little like watching a live soap opera. To be honest it’s a real saga - yelling, debating and an incredible amount of schmoozing. There’s love, hate and relationship breakups - you should have seen the glares between the Philippines and the United Kingdom on Tuesday afternoon. So, with this in mind, here are the top 5 things I’ve learnt so far.
Lanu Faletau: The 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee - My thoughts...
One thing I know to be true, is that the cultural makeup of a society is more often than not, intricately connected between people, land and heritage.
Julia Kennerley: Auschwitz and Heritage?
‘Never forget that this has happened
Remember these words
Engrave them in your hearts’
- Primo Levi.
Ocean Conference Head Delegate Emily Joy Frost interviewed by the University of Auckland
This week our UN Ocean Conference Head Delegate Emily was interviewed by the University of Auckland, where she is studying toward her PhD! Read their article here to find out the five actions she believes New Zealand must take now to protect our oceans.