#post2015

@techo_org is assisting the #CSocD54 at the United Nations in New York, where plenaries and round tables will focus on "Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world." #Volunteers all over #Latam & #Caribbean continue their input to the implementation of the #Post2015 Development Agenda, or the #SDGs to #endpoverty #Goal1 #Goal11 through the work with families in the #communities. (presso Headquarters of the United Nations)

Summit 2015 event on Scaling Up Climate Smart Agriculture to Achieve the SDGs in Africa; to attend RSVP to [email protected] before 24SEP2015 CoB

Summit 2015 event on NEPAD & Delivering on the SDGs in Africa: regional integration for national implementation; to attend RSVP to [email protected] before 22SEP2015 noon

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of goals/targets that the United Nations will set from the years 2015-2030. The series of goals are important for identifying funding needs for projects and programs as well as creating measurable targets so the countries can see their progress. On August 2, all member states of the UN have agreed to adopt the SDG agenda, which will not be officially adopted until September. The goals not take go into effect until January 2016, when the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are completed. Alongside the adoption, there has been a release of a child-friendly version for parents, teachers, and volunteers to work with children around the world and teach them about the new SDGs, or "Global Goals." This is a great opportunity to talk with young children about the UN, human rights, and global issues around poverty, hunger, discrimination, and the environment. The child-friendly version is available here: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SDGs-child-friendly.pdf Adults and youth can check out the full SDG agenda here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/7891TRANSFORMING%20OUR%20WORLD.pdf A press release from the UN with more information can be seen here: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/08/transforming-our-world-document-adoption/ and here: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51546#.VcDFiflVikp

Tell everyone, “We have a plan”

The Global Goals for sustainable development could get these things done. In all countries. For all people.