Attending and speaking the 2026 World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) Conference at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City was an amazing experience. One of the great highlights was meeting Sheona McKenna, Counsellor for Development and Humanitarian Affairs at the Australian Permanent Mission to the UN, New York.
We were very lucky to have a personalised ‘behind the scenes’ of the UN Headquarters as Sheona took us around to see the amazing, moving, and spectacular places within the UN buildings, before lunch upstairs looking over the River.
It was wonderful to hear about the work that the Australian Permanent Mission to the UN is doing, and to learn about the connections between the work of the Children’s Voices Centre (CVC) and the Australian Permanent Mission’s collaborations with UNICEF Australia. Thank you, Sheona! We hope to contribute to the important work you and the Permanent Mission are doing.
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Image 1: A photo of Kathy Cologon, Sheona McKenna, and Tim Cologon in the General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Image 2: A photo of Tim Cologon standing in the middle of the display of the flags of all the member countries within the United Nations building.
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