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What did people say about the SDGs when they first appeared?

What did people say about the SDGs when they first appeared?. Sarah Mwikali Musau , Peace Ambassadors, Kenya ( Facebook) SDG16.

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What did people say about the SDGs when they first appeared?

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  1. What did people say about the SDGs when they first appeared?

  2. Sarah MwikaliMusau, Peace Ambassadors, Kenya (Facebook)SDG16 Are the SDGs realistic? Yes -- but with one critical qualifier. The success of Goal 16 will determine the outcomes in 2030. The SDGs are the first major UN agreement to include action on governance in an acknowledgement of that fact. Goal 16 on peace, justice and the building of effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels is a mandate for the firm political change that is needed. It is the key to unlocking progress on the 16 other goals for it will shape their implementation and management.

  3. BBC News, UK (Facebook)SDG1 • Can the UN meet its goal of eradicating extreme poverty, worldwide? #BBCGoFigure # SDGs More than 1.2 billion live on less that $1.25 a day The UN target for 2030 is zero

  4. HodaMarzouk, 22 years old, via UNICEF Egypt (Facebook)SDGs - various I want youth to have job opportunities and be able to provide themselves, so that people don't have to ask for charity and we boost the economy

  5. Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Senegal/London(Facebook)SDG11 More than half of the world’s population live in towns and cities, and by 2030 this number will swell to roughly 5 billion. And yet, the cities so important to our global commerce, culture, science, and more are waning because of congestion, and a shortage of affordable housing and funds. "I am Mo Ibrahim, entrepreneur and Founder & Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Goal #11 is to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable for all. Tell Everyone."

  6. UN Development @UNDP (HQ: Nairobi, Kenya) (Twitter)SDG4 Meeting #GlobalGoals worldwide starts with quality education for both girls and boys.

  7. ZofeenEbrahim, Journalist, Pakistan (Twitter)SDG5 World leaders have pledged to empower women. Will it mean equal opportunities and pay, right to ed n healthcare? #SDGs @UN_Women @UNFPA @ilo

  8. UN GEFI, New York, USA (Twitter)SDG4 Education the catalyst for realizing each & every one of the 17 new #SDGs. Put #EducationFirst http://bit.ly/1P4sv7v

  9. World Bank, Washington DC, USA (Twitter)SDG17 Billions to Trillions: How do we finance the global development goals? http://wrld.bg/SCLTy #SDGs

  10. Gaston Acurio, Chef, Peru (Twitter)SDG2 (?) “Chefs are the best weapons to bring about change.” #Food4all

  11. UN Women, Worldwide (Twitter)SDG10 We must reduce inequality within and among countries http://owl.li/SOfDT #globalgoals #Planet5050

  12. SaskiaMarijnissen, working with UNDP in Sierra Leone (Twitter)SDG15 Forests of the future fundamental to achieving Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs #SDG15 @FAOclimate

  13. Can we order these responses into some sort of order? Can we organise them without priority?

  14. 3 reasons to stay positive • The SDGs provide, in a climate of fear and dire predictions, an alternative and positive vision for a possible future. • They are goals around which action can be galvanized. They promote action and funding. • They provide the tools, should we choose to use them, for holding national governments and the international community accountable.

  15. Carbon Neutral Bhutan Bhutan has been hailed as one of the greenest countries on Earth. Currently, the country’s carbon emissions rate is a negligible 0.8 metric tons per person, according to the World Bank. Not only is Bhutan carbon neutral, it’s also a carbon sink—making it one of the few countries in the world to have negative carbon emissions.

  16. The role of education: Utopian thinking? Eco-Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their sustainable journey, providing a framework to help embed these principles into the heart of school life.

  17. One of the largest mixed comprehensives in Germany with 2,500 students. 2014: No recycling done on site

  18. Building relationships with our environment

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