CIFAL Newcastle - Introducing the Sustainable Development Goals
The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership are committed to implement this plan.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda. They seek to build on the Millennium Development Goals and complete what they did not achieve. They seek to realize the human rights of all and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. They are integrated and indivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social and environmental.
The Goals and targets will stimulate action over the next 15 years in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet.
This workshop aims to provide an overview to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify the links between the SDGs and sustainable development outcomes
- Explain the relationship between goals, targets and indicators
- Identify examples of cross-cutting issues linking different goals
- Apply an appropriate goal to a specific development challenge
This workshop provides an introduction to UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development:
- It begins with a brief summary of Events and Agenda over the past 60 years that have led the world to its current position, highlighting the importance of creating dignity and purpose, safety and sustainable prosperity for all its inhabitants.
- It then relates the goals to their underpinning targets, and then onwards to specific indicators, thereby highlighting their relevance and the opportunities they create for both developed and developing nations, governments and private enterprise.
- The workshop concludes with a brief assessment that reinforces understanding of the key points associated with the United Nations SDGs.
As the workshop aims to develop understanding regarding the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a short-self assessment will be conducted to measure the level of pre and post-workshop skills level assessment that reinforces understanding of the key points associated with the United Nations SDGs.
The workshop is intended for students who are completing iLEAD. ILEAD is the University of Newcastle’s International Leadership Experience and Development Program. It is aimed at providing students with the exceptional opportunity to gain experience and skills in the areas of leadership, international awareness, social responsibility, and employability.