Who are the United Nations?
The United Nations is a group founded by 51 countries after the atrocities of WW2. It maintains peace and security internationally, develops and maintains friendly relations with other nations, and promotes social progress. The United Nations reaches every corner of the globe. It is best known for peacekeeping, peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and humanitarian assistance.
What is Sustainable Development?
Sustainable development is a plan that meets the needs of the present without needing to sacrifice the ability of future generations to meet their own goals and needs. It will also protect the limited natural resources we have for generations to come.
What are the sustainable development goals?
The UN started the 2030 Agenda and its 17 sustainable development goals. The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 goals interwoven to achieve a sustainable future for everyone. Its universal nature of goals applies to all countries around the world.
Each of these goals has to be achieved in a way that respects the three dimensions of sustainable development, social environmental, and economical. The university of the goals allows each country to apply them in different ways.
Why are these goals important?
The global goals support a long-term approach to addressing global challenges that are not just for some countries but require collaboration.
Outline any progress for the SDG.
According to this report on the Sustainable Development Goals, there has been some progress regarding eradicating poverty, but little when it comes to ending hunger. Access to safe, nutritious food has decreased. On the other hand, good health and well-being have seen dramatic improvement, although we’re still having trouble with the epidemic of malaria. Goals 4, 5, and 6 have made little progress, while Goal 8 (promote sustained and inclusive economic growth) has significantly decreased. Which is probably due to COVID 19. The rest of the global goals have limited to no progress, which is worrisome, particularly for Goal 13 (climate action), where on average, 1 in 6 countries has data available. With COVID 19 the challenge of implementing the SDGs has been extremely difficult and has had negative impacts for all the countries around the world.
What goals do you think have relevance in All Saints College?
As a co-ed school, Goals 4 and 5 (quality education and gender equality) are linked very closely together and greatly influence this school, even if we don’t notice it. Reduced inequality is also a big part of All Saints, with the indigenous scholarship helping those families in need and giving them an opportunity they wouldn’t normally have.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals