On April 20, the School of Diplomacy and International Relations hosted a talk by Jimena Leiva-Roesch, formerly of the Guatemalan Mission and now currently a policy analyst with the International Peace Institute. Her talk was titled "What are the Sustainable Development Goals and why can they change the world?”

1. 70TH Anniversary of the UN
Is the UN fit for purpose?

2. THE UN IS IN A MOMENT OF TRANSITION
NEEDS TO BE AHEAD OF THE TIMES TO SURVIVE
WHY IS IT IN A YEAR OF GLOBAL REVIEW…
?

3. RIO+20:
OPEN WORKING GROUP ON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
2012 2014 2015
POST 2015
DEVELOPMENT
AGENDA
MILLENIUM
DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
2000
2030
VISION
ROADMAP TOWARDS THE POST 2015
DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
Financing for Development

4. THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

5. What are the S-D-Gs?
• UNIVERSAL IMPLEMENTATION
• PRIMARY GOAL IS TO ERRADICATE POVERTY
IN ALL ITS DIMENSIONS
• LINKS PEACE WITH DEVELOPMENT
• TRADE-OFFS AND INTEGRATED APPROACH
TO DEVELOPMENT

6. OPEN WORKING GROUP ON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
FROM 30 MEMBER STATES TO 70 MEMBER STATES TO UNIVERSAL PARTICIPATION
1. Algeria/Egypt/Morocco/Tunisia
2. Ghana
3. Benin
4. Kenya
5. United Republic of Tanzania
6. Congo
7. Zambia/Zimbabwe
8. Nauru/Palau/Papua New Guinea
9. Bhutan/Thailand/Viet Nam
10. India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka
11. China/Indonesia/Kazakhstan
12. Cyprus/Singapore/UAE
13. Bangladesh/ROK/Saudi Arabia
14. Iran/Japan/Nepal
15. Colombia/Guatemala
16. Bahamas/Barbados
17. Guyana/Haiti/Trinidad and Tobago
18. Mexico/Peru
19. Brazil/Nicaragua
20. Argentina/Bolivia/Ecuador
21. Australia/Netherlands/United Kingdom
22. Canada/Israel/United States of America
23. Denmark/Ireland/Norway
24. France/Germany/Switzerland
25. Italy/Spain/Turkey
26. Hungary
27. Belarus/Serbia
28. Bulgaria/Croatia
29. Montenegro/Slovenia
30. Poland/Romania

7. Outcome of intense negotiations by delegations, NGO, Youth and UN agencies

8. SDG 1:
End Poverty in all its forms
SDG 2:
End hunger, achieve food security and
improve nutrition and sustainable
agriculture
TRANSITION FROM THE MDGs TO THE SDGs
SDG 3:
Ensure healthy lives
and promote well being for all at all ages
SDG 5:
Achieve gender equality and empower all
women and girls
SDG 4:
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality
education and promote life-long learning
opportunities for all

9. TRANSITION FROM THE MDGs TO THE SDGs
SDG 8:
Promote sustained, inclusive and
sustainable economic growth, full and
productive employment and decent work
for all
SDG 6:
Ensure availability and sustainable management
of water and sanitation for all
SDG 11:
Make cities and human settlements
inclusive, safe, and sustainable
SDG 9:
Build resilience infrastructure, promote
inclusive and sustainable industrialization and
foster innovation
SDG 7:
Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy for all
SDG 10:
Reduce inequality within and among
countries
SDG 12:
Ensure sustainable consumption and
production patterns

10. TRANSITION FROM THE MDGs TO THE SDGs
SDG 17:
Strengthen the means of implementation
and revitalize the global partnership for
sustainable development
SDG 14:
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources for sustainable
development
SDG 15:
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use
of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage
forests, combat desertification and halt and
reverse degradation and halt biodiversity loss
SDG 16:
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide access to
justice for all and build effective, accountable
and inclusive institutions
SDG 13:
Take urgent action to combat climate change

11. SDG 10:
Reduce inequality within and among
countries
SDG 16:
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide access to
justice for all and build effective, accountable
and inclusive institutions
SDG 9:
Build resilience infrastructure, promote
inclusive and sustainable industrialization and
foster innovation
TRANSITION FROM THE MDGs TO THE SDGs
GOALS THAT
HAVE NO
COUNTERPART
IN THE MDGS
SDG 7:
Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy for all
SDG 11:
Make cities and human settlements inclusive,
safe, and sustainable
SDG 13:
Take urgent action to combat climate change
and its impacts

12. OPEN WORKING GROUP ON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
FROM A TECHNICAL EXERCISE TO A POLITICAL EXERCISE
Target 5.6
Target
12.c
GOAL 10
GOAL 13
Target 6.5
Target 8.4
GOAL 16
Target 3.9

14. Ugaaso Abukar Boocow