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On Monday thousands of NGO representatives are gathered in Gyengjou, Republic of Korea to look at how education can help achieve the #Global Goals for Sustainable Development.
Join the conversation at the UN DPI/NGO conference using #UNNGO2016
From
life under water to improved air quality above, the United Nations Environment
Assembly will work to achieve the environmental aspects of the #GlobalGoals.
The global community will be taking part and voices across the world will be
raised. Let’s bring forward the environmental agenda: http://bit.ly/1RCqkZl
Thanks to Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein for supporting Global Goals for Sustainable Development 1 & 2 to achieve no poverty and zero hunger. Her Royal Highness has been a great advocate for poverty eradication efforts and anti-hunger campaigns since she was appointed a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2007.
“Thanks to this road, I found my dignity.” - Richard, returnee from Central African Republic , Chad
Richard is one of the 113,000 Chadians who returned to Chad from Central African Republic after conflict broke out in 2013. As a returnee to his home country after decades, he no longer has a support network to lean on. To provide support to the returnees and the villagers from the host communities, the World Food Programme started offering vouchers to participants in asset-building projects. Along with 1,000 people, Richard built a 7km road in only three months. In return, he received vouchers to buy food locally.
Goal #16 aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. By 2030, we will help people like Richard who are affected by conflicts find refuge and get back on their feet again.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - Young people are taking a stand all over the world, claiming their right to be an active part of the system because we have learned just how much we can be affected. We demand a place in decision-making processes because if it concerns us, we must be a part of the conversation.
SOCIAL MEDIA - This is one of the most powerful tools that youth have been utilizing to engage with the global goals. The incredible momentum that led up to the adoption of the global goals was spurred in part by young people and the use of social media apps, such as Twitter and Facebook.
YOUTH EMPOWERING OTHER YOUTH - The ECOSOC Youth Forum was important for the hundreds of youth from all over the world that gathered because they were able to hear from experts and people on the ground, but most importantly they were able to hear and interact with other youth. I truly believe this is the most effective and inspiring way youth are engaging with the global goals because young people are not only doing their work for the global goals, they are also bringing other youth into the conversation and uplifting the global community of young generations.
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity.
“I don’t need to watch TV to know about climate change, I’ve seen it happen through my own eyes: coastal erosions are becoming faster and saltwater is intruding in our freshwater.” - Ibrahim, tailor & restaurant owner, the Maldives
For most of us, the Maldives is the ultimate tropical resort, but for the people living on the islands, it’s their home, which is now under the threat of rising sea levels, salination of underground water, and extreme weather events. The government of the Maldives and the UN Development Programme are working together to help Maldivians adapt to climate change, but it takes global actions to tackle the root cause of it.
Global Goal #13 aims to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. It calls for the international community to strengthen resilience to climate-related hazards and integrate climate change measures into national policies.
“With bio certification, a pound of coffee sells for $3.5 US dollars. Before, our pound of coffee was selling for less than $2 US dollars. With this added value, the producers understand that they have to be more rigorous and professional in cultivating their coffee.” - Francisque Dubois, aka “Papa Café”, Haiti
Francisque is the co-founder of coffee cooperative COOPACVOD. Supported by the UN Development Programme, Papa Café now has 680 members and produces an organic coffee sold in Europe and North America.
Goal #12 aims to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. By 2030, we will achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
