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| − | '''Motarilavoa Hilda Lini''', a chief (Motarilavoa) of the Turaga nation of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, helped her nation win its independence in 1980. | + | '''Motarilavoa Hilda Lini''', a chief (Motarilavoa) of the Turaga nation of Pentecost Island in [[Vanuatu]], helped her nation win its independence in 1980. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
She was the only female member of Parliament from 1987 to 1998, and served in many positions such as Minister for Justice, Minister for Health and Foreign Minister. During the last few years of her political career, Motarilavoa Hilda Lini represented The Vanuatu Movement, the political party she founded. After her public service, she was the Director of the Pacific Concerns Resource Center and was the Representative of the Pacific Region at the UN Non-proliferation Review Conference. | She was the only female member of Parliament from 1987 to 1998, and served in many positions such as Minister for Justice, Minister for Health and Foreign Minister. During the last few years of her political career, Motarilavoa Hilda Lini represented The Vanuatu Movement, the political party she founded. After her public service, she was the Director of the Pacific Concerns Resource Center and was the Representative of the Pacific Region at the UN Non-proliferation Review Conference. | ||
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| + | In 1982 the [[South Pacific Commission]] (SPC) sought a director for its women's program. At the time, Lini was vice president of the National Women's Council, YWCA , the Pacific Council of Churches, and the [[Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific]] (NFIP) movement. She applied to the SPC and became the first Vanuatu woman to hold a senior position in an international organization. She founded the South Pacific Commission Women's Bureau in Nouméa, the capital of [[French New Caledonia]]. France had difficulties with Lini as she had previously supported the independence movement of [[New Caledonia]] (as well as those in [[West Papua]] and [[East Timor]]) as well as fought against [[nuclear weapons tests]] in the Pacific. Lini stayed until 1986, but then had to leave after making a speech at a UN women's forum in [[Nairobi]], calling for a nuclear test ban.<ref>http://www.ipb.org/sean-macbride-peace-prize/</ref> | ||
==Nuclear-free World== | ==Nuclear-free World== | ||
Hilda Lini is a strong advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament. She was awarded the [[MacBride Peace Prize]] in 1993 and was nominated for the 2005 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] as part of the 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize project. | Hilda Lini is a strong advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament. She was awarded the [[MacBride Peace Prize]] in 1993 and was nominated for the 2005 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] as part of the 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize project. | ||
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| + | During the early nineties, as Minister of Health, she was instrumental in persuading the [[World Health Organization]] to bring the question of the legality of nuclear weapons to the [[International Court of Justice]] in [[The Hague]].<ref>https://pacificlifecommunity.wordpress.com/2009-retreat-information/motarilavoa-hilda-lini/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Lini is a strong advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament. | |
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini, a chief (Motarilavoa) of the Turaga nation of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, helped her nation win its independence in 1980.
Career
She was the only female member of Parliament from 1987 to 1998, and served in many positions such as Minister for Justice, Minister for Health and Foreign Minister. During the last few years of her political career, Motarilavoa Hilda Lini represented The Vanuatu Movement, the political party she founded. After her public service, she was the Director of the Pacific Concerns Resource Center and was the Representative of the Pacific Region at the UN Non-proliferation Review Conference.
In 1982 the South Pacific Commission (SPC) sought a director for its women's program. At the time, Lini was vice president of the National Women's Council, YWCA , the Pacific Council of Churches, and the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific (NFIP) movement. She applied to the SPC and became the first Vanuatu woman to hold a senior position in an international organization. She founded the South Pacific Commission Women's Bureau in Nouméa, the capital of French New Caledonia. France had difficulties with Lini as she had previously supported the independence movement of New Caledonia (as well as those in West Papua and East Timor) as well as fought against nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific. Lini stayed until 1986, but then had to leave after making a speech at a UN women's forum in Nairobi, calling for a nuclear test ban.[1]
Nuclear-free World
Hilda Lini is a strong advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament. She was awarded the MacBride Peace Prize in 1993 and was nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize as part of the 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize project.
During the early nineties, as Minister of Health, she was instrumental in persuading the World Health Organization to bring the question of the legality of nuclear weapons to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.[2]
