[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More than 150 world leaders are expected to attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit from September 25-27 at UN headquarters in New York to formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda. This momentous agenda will serve as the launch pad for action by the international community and by national governments to promote shared prosperity and well-being for all over the next 15 years.
On September 25th 2015, world leaders will commit to 17 global goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End extreme poverty. Fight inequality & injustice. Fix climate change. The Global Goals for sustainable development could get these things done. In all countries. For all people.
Find all the latest news, views and videos on the Summit at: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/summit/
Ahead of the historic Sustainable Development Summit, a ‘Consultation on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Southern Perspectives’ was held on September 21 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Permanent Representative of India to the UN; Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP; and Professor Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Government of India, delivered their remarks at the discussion. Key civil society representatives from India, senior officials of the UN and the Government of India shared their views.
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Please find speeches made at the event here:
On September 24th, the day before the Global Goals would be adopted, hundreds of thousands of people mobilized around the world to #LightTheWay to a better future. Over 150 events were planned in 100+ countries, with major events held in Sydney, Delhi, Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, London and New York.
In New Delhi, thousands of people gathered at the historic old fort, Purana Quila, where an enthralling coming together of light, music and dance celebrated the adoption of the Global Goals. Organized by Action/2015, Save the Children and the United Nations in India, #LightTheWay featured a concert by a very popular musician, Raghu Dixit, and a laser light show narrating the story of the Global Goals.
Amid an enthusiastic crowd of young people, Dr. Rebecca Reichmann Tavares, Representative, UN Women for India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka, said, “Today we are taking part in a much larger campaign to make the goals known to all and to push for their full implementation. If the goals are well known – if people care about what has been promised, they will be implemented. After all, the more people know and care about the goals, the more people will work to ensure that global leaders drive change. As the United Nations, we are calling on everyone to help spread the message of the global Sustainable Development Agenda to ensure that the Goals become a reality.”
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