Jacinda Ardern is the special envoy for the Christchurch Call, a worldwide initiative she set up after the 2019 terrorist attack in the South Island’s city of Christchurch
Jacinda Ardern is the special envoy for the Christchurch Call, a worldwide initiative she set up after the 2019 terrorist attack in the South Island cityFormer New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will lead the nation’s push for greater safeguards against terrorist and violent content online. Pi8cture: BLOOMBERG
Ardern has been appointed special envoy for the Christchurch Call, a global initiative she set up in the wake of a terrorist attack in the South Island city in 2019, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Tuesday in Wellington. She will report directly to Hipkins and has declined to receive any remuneration for the role, which will commence on April 17, he said.
Ardern, who stepped down earlier this year, faced unprecedented crises during her five years as prime minister. The most shocking was an extremist’s shooting rampage at two Christchurch mosques in 2019 — which he live-streamed to social media — that left 51 people dead. She also joined forces with French President Emmanuel Macron to urge big tech companies to curb the promotion of extremism online — a pledge that become known as the Christchurch Call.