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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 3, 2019 17:28:43 GMT 12
FRAMEWORK TO HOLD GOVT TO ACCOUNT ON UNDRIP“Then of course there is Article 21 – which is very much about Indigenous peoples having the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security. – that is why the Maori Council established eight national taskforces in September of last year to very much draw the various kaupapa together with solutions and performance benchmarks.” Tukaki said “What we need to do is make the declaration meaningful, to build solutions and policies around how we can ensure we are meeting the obligations and then test and measure our performance against it. This is an opportunity to really throw those doors open and like the Prime Minister said at Waitangi – hold the Government to account – at Maori Council we choose to do that in a much more meaningful way with solutions.” Tukaki said..... community.scoop.co.nz/2019/04/framework-to-hold-govt-to-account-on-undrip/
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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 3, 2019 17:29:20 GMT 12
MAORI COUNCIL TO MAKE A MOVE ON CARE AND PROTECTION OF KIDSThe New Zealand Maori Council is launching a new campaign to highlight the number of Maori Children in State Care and the increasing numbers who are being abused. Matthew Tukaki, Executive Director of Council has said its time to have an accounting of where things are at and why things are so wrong when it comes to Maori Children: “This new campaign is going to bring some home truths to the debate and the narrative around what is happening with our tamariki in State Care. The reality is that of the 220 that were abused in State Care last year 70.1% of them were our children. More than half of all children in care are Maori and the truth is we seem to be seeing an increase in the rapidity of those being taken into care.” Tukaki has said..... www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1904/S00044/maori-council-to-make-a-move-on-care-and-protection-of-kids.htm
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