Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial Discrimination82
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Set targets to increase representation of Māori,
Pasifika and other minorities in corporate
governance and senior management in the public
sector, and to provide data on Māori, Pasifika and
other minorities currently employed in the public
sector with regard to distribution at job and
managerial levels.
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To provide in its next periodic report information
on measures taken to improve the educational
outcomes of Māori and Pasifika students.
Universal Periodic Review (2018)83
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Improve anti-discrimination legislation for
ensuring protection of the rights of the ethnic
minorities, including Māori and Pasifika
communities.
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Continue its ongoing efforts to reduce all forms
of inequalities and discrimination among
children, for Māori and Pasifika children in
particular.
•
Take all appropriate measures to enhance Māori
and Pasifika representation in government
positions at all levels, in particular at the local
council level, including through the establishment
of special electoral arrangements.
•
Provide Māori and Pasifika with adequate access
to education and the labour market.
•
Design a strategy to tackle social inequalities
experienced by Māori and Pasifika communities
in health, housing, employment, education, social
services and justice.
Increase employment opportunities for
marginalized groups, and notably Māori, Pasifika,
women and persons with disabilities.
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Concluding Observations on the Combined Twenty-First and TwentySecond Periodic Reports of New Zealand. 2017. CERD/C/NZL/CO/21-22.
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United Nations. Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review – New Zealand. Geneva: United Nations, 2019.
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Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry Literature Review
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