UN Youth New Zealand

UN Youth New Zealand
Abbreviation UN Youth NZ
Motto Inspiring global citizens
Formation 1999
Type Non-governmental organisation
Headquarters Wellington
Location
  • National
Membership
Open membership
President
Bhenjamin Goodsir
Main organ
National Council, National Executive
Parent organization
United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNANZ)
Affiliations World Federation of United Nations Associations
Staff
60-80 volunteer officeholders, mostly university students
Website www.unyouth.org.nz

UN Youth New Zealand (formerly the United Nations Youth Association of New Zealand or UNYANZ) serves as the youth arm of the United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNANZ) and is one of the largest youth organisations in New Zealand.

UN Youth is a member of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), which in turn has consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

UN Youth is a non-profit community organisation run by volunteer young people (aged 25 and under or full-time tertiary students).

Activities

UN Youth runs approximately 25-30 regional and national events for secondary school and university students throughout the calendar year. Regional events are coordinated by the Regional Councils,[1] while national events are overseen by the UN Youth National Executive.

The key events are the Model United Nations (Model UN). A Model UN conference involves each participant taking on the stance of a particular country and debating a number of resolutions from that stance, all within formal rules of procedure similar to the United Nations General Assembly. Model UN conferences take place in each region, with a national conference taking place each July in New Zealand's capital, Wellington. New Zealand Model United Nations (NZ Model UN) involves approximately 250 secondary school students. [2]

UN Youth also facilitates and assembles delegations of New Zealand students to attend international conferences which focus on the United Nations and international affairs. UN Youth New Zealand currently send delegations to:

Structure of UN Youth

National Council

The National Council is the highest policy-making representative body, composed of the organisations' National and Regional office holders. National Council meets 3-4 times a year around the country to discuss how the organisation is running and to give policy direction to those who are administering UN Youth nationally (the National Executive), regionally (Regional Councils) and those running events or facilitating delegations.

National Council comprises the National Executive (President and National Officers), Regional Presidents, the highest ranking Coordinator of a National event, the highest ranking Director of an International event, and other positions as appointed by the National Executive. Voting rights are held by the following positions:

National Executive

The National Executive is the committee charged with managing UN Youth at a national level, as directed by the National Council. The National Executive is accountable under the National Council, and is elected at the organisation's Annual General Meeting, held at the end of every year.

Whereas the National Council meets quarterly to hold the National Executive, regional branches and various UN Youth programmes to account and to set the organisation's broader policies and direction, the National Executive is charged with implementing that policy and direction on a day-to-day basis.[4]

The current National Executive is composed of:

Regional Councils

UN Youth has four regions. From north to south these are: Auckland,[6] Wellington,[7] Canterbury[8] and Otago.[9][10] The regions are charged with carrying out the purpose of UN Youth through operating regional level events. The regions are also held accountable by the UN Youth National Council, and the members are elected by an AGM held annually in the region. Each region is headed by a Regional President, and these are currently -

Annual events

Additionally regional councils run their own locally organised and attended MUN's thought NZ. Many are run on an annual basis often with additional conferences being organised throughout the year.

See also

References

  1. http://unyouth.org.nz/events/regional-events
  2. http://unyouth.org.nz/events/national-events/new-zealand-model-united-nations
  3. http://unyouth.org.nz/about/leadership
  4. http://unyouth.org.nz/about/national-council/
  5. https://www.unyouth.org.nz/about/leadership
  6. "Clubs and Societies", The University of Auckland', https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/the-university/how-university-works/sustainability-and-environment/what-you-can-do-to-help/clubs-and-societies1.html'
  7. "UN Youth New Zealand" via Victoria University of Wellingtonhttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/students/campus/clubs/directory/un-youth-new-zealand
  8. Emily Spink, "From 'isolated' Westport to United Nations", 'Stuff.co.nz' 16 November 2016, <http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/73200243/From-isolated-Westport-to-United-Nations> accessed 8 April 2016
  9. "UN Youth", 'Otago University Students Association', <http://www.ousa.org.nz/recreation/clubs/club-details/112/> accessed 8 April 2016
  10. http://unyouth.org.nz/events/regional-events
  11. https://www.unyouth.org.nz/regions/auckland
  12. https://www.unyouth.org.nz/regions/wellington
  13. https://www.unyouth.org.nz/regions/canterbury
  14. https://www.unyouth.org.nz/regions/otago
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