Based on EAA and WPDI’s shared commitment to education as key to the achievement of peace, human rights and sustainable development, the workshop aimed at complementing the one-year training of the South Sudanese and Ugandan young women and men to become effective advocates, leaders, mediators and entrepreneurs in their communities.
Read MoreNadia Murad speaks at the UN Security Council and on camera about victims of sexual violence in conflict.
Read MoreThe President of Ghana and Mrs. Graça Machel host the first of 100 Inter-Generational Dialogues which brought young future leaders into conversations on peace and development with current world leaders. The results of these inclusive global dialogues will be combined into a Global Peace Charter and presented to the United Nations Secretary-General.
Read MoreHer Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians engaged on the SDGs often on a recent Belgian State Visit to the Republic of Korea. Her Majesty spoke with former Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Chair of SDG Advocate Alumni Ambassador Dho, and local youth on the importance of the SDGs in all aspects of life. Her Majesty also met with high-level Korea officials, business people and academics while in Korea.
Read MoreAn SDG video produced by Ghana’s Office of the President calling for inspired SDG action in Africa.
Read MoreThe Co-Chairs of the SDG Advocates led an “SDG Moment” on the sidelines of the AU Summit to rally African leaders to increase ambition for the SDGs.
Read MoreForest Whitaker urges governments to do more for the reintegration of Child Soldiers. He spoke on the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) and its work teaching conflict resolution in schools and small businesses in conflict areas. “The success of our programs, he said, has taught me the value of long-term engagement. The issue of child reintegration should not be seen as just a humanitarian gesture to help vulnerable groups of children move on. It must be seen as a sustainable and strategic investment in the reconstruction of societies.”
Read MoreCo-Chair of the SDG Advocates and President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo called for further engagement on the SDGs in Africa. The response: a dialogue on key imperatives for the SDGs hosted by His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. In honor of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Kumasi Declaration passed at the Royal Dialogue addresses the need for an SDG-enabling environment for traditional leaders, religious leaders, the private sector, academia, and civil society to advance the 2030 Agenda.
Read MoreSpeaking in Geneva at a meeting “Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda: Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”, UN SDG Advocates Dr. Alaa Murabit and Professor Jeffery Sachs discussed the synergies between human rights and the 2030 Agenda.
Read MoreIn June 2018, Co-Chair of SDG Advocates President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hosted an SDG Breakfast Meeting for CEOs to strategise increased engagement on the 2030 Agenda.
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