David Shearer

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Over the weekend Shearers Music Store celebrated their 60th birthday. Shearers is an independent music store in Hamilton started by Andy and Rowena Shearer. Audio

David James Shearer .. spent over 20 years working for the UN, managing the provision of aid to countries including Somalia, Rwanda, Liberia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq. He was a member of… Audio

While we've been wrapped up in our Covid worries and woes, across the world in Africa a catastrophe of immense proportions is unfolding - putting our problems into stark perspective.  Audio

Today marks the 10 years since South Sudan gained independence.

It's a significant anniversary for the world's youngest country, but one which is mired by instability, corruption and one of the… Audio

David Shearer has just delivered his final briefing to the UN Security Council as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General United Nations Mission in South Sudan, capping off a remarkable… Audio

South Sudan's vice president, Riek Muchar and his wife, Angelina Teny have both tested positive for the coronavirus. There are now 290 cases of Covid-19 in South Sudan, and four people have died.

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The head of the United Nations' Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, says he's hopeful a peace deal signed towards the end of last year will finally bring an end to the civil war that's ravaged the… Audio

The people of South Sudan have been celebrating the signing of a power-sharing deal aimed at ending a brutal five-year civil war. The South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, and the head of the… Audio

Former Labour leader David Shearer is into his second year leading the United Nations' mission in civil war-ravaged South Sudan from his base in the country's capital, Juba. The world's newest… Audio

David Shearer has arrived in South Sudan and begun his new job as head of its UN operations, but his family remain in New Zealand. John Campbell visits Anushka Shearer while she Skyped with her… Video, Audio

Labour MP and former Labour Party leader David Shearer is off to South Sudan to lead the UN mission in that war-torn territory. Audio

The Labour MP David Shearer has been confirmed in his new job of leading the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Audio

The Labour MP David Shearer is to to quit parliament to take up the job of leading the United Nations mission in South Sudan. Audio