Former NZ PM Jacinda Ardern to Extend Commitment in Fight Against Extremism

Published on January 24, 2024

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will continue her role as a special envoy for a multilateral network dedicated to combating online extremism. Current Prime Minister Chris Luxon made the announcement, following a recent discussion with Ms. Ardern. She was appointed the special envoy for the Christchurch Call by her Labour successor, Chris Hipkins, in April 2023–just a few months after she quit politics. The Call was a foreign policy initiative created by the New Zealand and French governments following the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019 that resulted in the death of 51 Muslim worshippers. The network fosters collaboration between tech companies and governments to reduce online communications that might lead to terrorism....

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