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As United Nations Member States prepare to adopt a new set of Sustainable Development Goals, a ground-breaking collaboration of campaigners, public figures, companies and civil society groups is uniting to tell seven billion people in seven days that “it’s time to change the world.”
During a press conference at UN Headquarters today, the Global Goals campaign, founded by filmmaker Richard Curtis, was announced as aiming to make the 17 UN Goals famous and to push for their full implementation worldwide.
Described as an “unprecedented effort,” the campaign is supported by a variety of other social movements including action/2015 – a coalition of over 2000 organizations – andGlobal Citizen, a community of ordinary people that help fight extreme poverty.
The campaign has been launched in the wake of a momentous event earlier this week: the UN General Assembly approved a resolution sending the draft ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ to Member States for adoption at a Summit in New York later this month.
The Agenda, its 17 proposed Goals and 169 targets aim to be a charter for people and the planet in the twenty-first century. They will stimulate action over the next 15 years in areas of critical importance towards building a more equitable and sustainable world for all.
Speaking to journalists with only 22 days to go before the UN Sustainable Development Summit, the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Cristina Gallach, said 2015 is a “unique year.”
“Being famous is absolutely necessary to ensure that [the goals] are implemented,” Ms. Gallach said. “We couldn’t have a better partner for this process than Richard Curtis’s team. Everybody will be able to resort to his creative products that are going to serve as a major asset to ensure that the Goals are known.”
Mr. Curtis, the filmmaker behind major international hits such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill,, and Mr. Bean, presented “Project Everyone,” the mission of which is to get a “short, dynamic and snappy” explanation of the Global Goals to all of the planet’s citizens.
“I was looking forward to 2015 and thought I should do something in order to try and make these new goals much more famous and much more well-known than the Millennium Development Goals were,” Mr. Curtis explained.
“And it came as no surprise to me that as I started to say these things, I found out that so many people that I’d worked with before, so many of the NGOs [non-governmental organizations] and campaigners also felt the same thing.”
The British scriptwriter began working with the United Nations on a campaign that would be “fun, bright, entertaining, and interesting,” to attract attention, especially of young people. One outcome is the first ever global cinema ad, an animation produced by Aardman featuring world leaders depicted as animals. It is expected to appear in movie theatres in over 30 countries.
Meanwhile, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning, Amina Mohammed, noted that she has just returned from her home country Nigeria, where she travelled by road through Boko Haram-controlled territory.
“It’s important that this set of Goals is known by everyone, in the hamlets and the villages of Nigeria,” Ms. Mohammed said. “This is coming to make a difference in their lives.”
She also stopped in Austria where she spoke with young people faced by the challenge of migration.
“This agenda […] is not about just stemming the tide of what is happening with forced migration,” she explained. “But it is about dealing with root causes so that people don’t have to flee their own countries, their own villages, their own homes because they can’t have a life of dignity there.”
Finally, 22 year-old Shaila Huq, spokesperson for the action/2015 campaign, said the Global Goals campaign speaks to her entire generation, which could be the first one to live in a world without extreme poverty.
The above text describes the new collaboration between the United Nations Member States and Richard Curtis, a famous filmmaker, to exhibit the efforts of Global Goals. With the recent news of the United Nations preparing to adopt a “new set of Sustainable Development Goals”, “green” and sustainable economists globally are hopeful that this new generation will be the first to live on a planet without extreme poverty.
ReplyDeleteTo further the efforts, the collaboration is pushing to have the full implementation of these sustainable goals worldwide. Even the advertisements are being aired globally. The agenda will include “17 proposed goals and 169 targets”, all of which stress the imperative nature of sustainability.
The above chart states goals for sustainable development which will be very challenging to overcome. The first goal which is that of people can be the absolute start of the rest of the chart. Without people there wont be any development and the rest of the goals would not exist. The two most important goals are people and planet. The other four goals are there in order two protect both the people and the planet. After everything is said and done sustainable development will only occur if people partner together to promote safe and peaceful societies, to grow a strong, inclusive economy, and to end poverty and fight inequality.
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ReplyDeleteThe blog “New Sustainable Development Goals” talks about goals recently set up by the UN to bring desired changes in the world. The blog mentions how the UN plans to spread these SDGs by working with filmmaker Richard Curtis.
Sustainability being a new concept; does not have a solid definition as yet. However, “it is the term chosen to bridge the gulf between development and environment” (22). The two contradicting theories: Malthusian and Cornucopian; have their own opinions regarding the concept of sustainability. To state briefly, the Malthusians believe that unrestricted consumption of resources due to massive growth in population is hazardous in the long run. Whereas, Cornucopians promote that increase in population benefits inventions in technology. Although these theories are opposing they are both true to certain extents. If combined together they might promise a better future to the mankind. It can be said that these new SDGs by the UN seem to have the best of both worlds.
As mentioned by H. Jesse Smith, “ ‘forewarned is forearmed,’ not ‘the sky is falling’ “ (21). The Malthusian opinion can be taken as a warning while the Cornucopian belief as a way to arm the world. The UN with filmmaker Richard Curtis is advertising these SDGs so that the world can be made aware regarding these issues. Awareness will increase interest and hence, will prepare people to be armed to work towards a common goal.
Source: Rogers, Peter P., Kazi F. Jalal, and John A. Boyd. "From Malthus to Sustainable Development." An Introduction to Sustainable Development. London: Earthscan, 2008. 20-39. Print.
Kenan Saray
ReplyDeleteThis text is about the Global Goals Campaign led by Richard Curtis. The role of the campaign is to make the new set of Sustainable Development Goals famous, in order to make sure that the goals will be well implemented.
If these 17 goals can be reached, then the world will see extraordinary changes over the next 15 years.
As shown by the graph, these goals are meant to do things such as ending extreme poverty, fighting against inequality and injustice and progress towards the problem of climate change.
With global goals, we could achieve these standards. That is why this campaign is so important.
Kenan Saray
ReplyDeleteThis text is about the Global Goals Campaign led by Richard Curtis. The role of the campaign is to make the new set of Sustainable Development Goals famous, in order to make sure that the goals will be well implemented.
If these 17 goals can be reached, then the world will see extraordinary changes over the next 15 years.
As shown by the graph, these goals are meant to do things such as ending extreme poverty, fighting against inequality and injustice and progress towards the problem of climate change.
With global goals, we could achieve these standards. That is why this campaign is so important.
Nannette Bogaevskaia
ReplyDeleteThis blog post is about how the UN and Richard Curtis, a famous filmmaker, are joining in efforts to work towards the Global Goals Campaign. They have "17 proposed Goals and 169 targets" that are in place to better lives for people and the world overall. They will accomplish these goals throughout the next 15 years. These goals are in effect in order to create a healthy and sustainable life for all. They want to make sure that people are not forced to leave their homes because of issues that are out of their control.
The chart displays what kind of goals are in place. This includes ending poverty and fighting inequality. They also want to protect ecosystems for communities and children. This campaign is so important because it accomplishes solving underlying problems for many countries.
This text is about the Global Goals that are spearheaded by the Global leaders, who are uniting, to lead "a change in the way the world is." It covers the 17 UN Goal that are aimed to target over a 169 targets to as quoted, "stimulate actions over the next 15 years in areas of critical importance towards building a more equitable and sustainable world for all" so that, "people don't have to flee their own countries, their own villages, their homes because they can't have a life of dignity there." This conference will be coming up soon and many of the participants are looking forward to working with Mr. Richard Curtis because of his creativity and public stature. They feel that he will have an impact in aiding to accomplish the goals.
ReplyDeleteA new collaboration between the UN and filmmaker Richard Curtis and his campaign that will tell billions of people in one week that, “it is time to change the world” was announced during a press conference at the UN Headquarters. The announced agenda includes 17 goals and 169 targets. In order to create a “more equitable and sustainable world for all”, they are trying to accomplish those goals and targets within the next 15 years. The campaign should mainly attract young people, and it did, it became the first global cinema ad that is expected to appear in over 30 countries worldwide.
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ReplyDeleteThe UN member states are preparing to adopt a new set of Sustainable Development goals. Filmmaker Richard Curtis, with support from the United Nations, has founded the Global Goals campaign. The campaign is a global initiative aimed at creating a more "sustainable and equitable world" for the planet's citizens to live in. It will tell billions of people that the world needs to change by showcasing its 17 goals and 169 targets. This campaign is unique because it will attract people of all ages. Younger demographics are usually hard to gain the attention of, but Mr. Curtis will do so by using fun and interesting ways of conveying his message. One way in particular that he has done so is by producing the world's first ever global cinema ad. It is speculated that, if the campaign is successful, today's young people could be part of the first generation to see a world absent of extreme poverty. This would truly be an incredible feat.
The United Nation Member States have adopted a new set of Sustainable Development Goals. Some of the goals are to end poverty, fight inequality, ensure healthy lives, protect our ecosystem, and grow a stronger economy. Mr.Curtis wants everyone to be aware of these goals. Ending poverty is going to be very difficult however alleviating it would be simpler. In Asia, there are over 1 billion poor people. Of course, if they were to increase their income their standard of living and healthy would improve. There needs to be job opportunities/education given to the poor. If there was a reduction in income inequality, then sustainable development would be achieved. In this current capitalist economic system, sustainable development cannot be achieved.
ReplyDeleteHello Professor Karam and Fellow Students:
ReplyDeleteI wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, my name is Nathaniel French—or Nate, as most refer to me—I am a Senior Political Science major, with concentrations in Gender Studies, International Relations and Policy Making. Formally a student of Pace NYC, I am now a full time student online with Pace as I have relocated back to my hometown, a little ways north of Boston, Massachusetts. I look forward to this course not only broadening my scope of knowledge in the field of economics—but give me a concrete foundation to understand how to do so in a sustainable way. As a “retired” MUNer and Senior Delegate (Model UN) for Pace University NYC award winning team, I had often utilized much of what our semesters work will be focused on, and for that I am both grateful and excited to expand my conceptions of the world.
This weeks introduction to the study of sustainable development shaped my views of the topic at hand and not only gave me an understanding of what it is, but more over: what things could be. The above diagram and text is an attempt to bring sustainable development to the mainstream society, to be accepted by all, as the only way to conduct oneself. It is a collaboration of the United Nation Member States and acclaimed filmmaker, Richard Curtis, to showcase the efforts of ‘Global Goals’.
I feel as if, the United Nations has learned from its failure to reach all aspired by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and from that have enlisted the help of mainstream artists to bridge the gap between people and policy.
Since the late 1960’s the effort of Sustainable Development has existed—now the United Nations has capitalized on the growing popularity of the ‘green’ movement, and thus has decided to align its benchmark goal structures, respectively—in hopes to achieve a greater reach with their achievements.
The way in which the UN had structured its long-term goals for the globe contrast this approach vastly. In previous attempts the have left all action up to member-states and NGO’s—here they add a third parallel: the people. Enlisting people to become global citizens that care not only for themselves, for the present—but to look to the future—to leave earth as we had received, to pass on to our spawn. I believe that this is a very unique approach, and one in which engagement in limitless and ‘boundary-less’. While I believe that more people can partake in global environmental betterment, one has to question: Is this even able to be quantitatively measured?
While the math is simple—similar to the lottery, so to speak: the more tickets you play the better the odds; the more people that you have partake the better the odds are that the overarching goal will be achieved. Why, yes, this may seem like a concrete fact, but there is no way to accurately measure progress, and for this I believe that this is yet another under-thought bureaucratic approach to a ticking time-bomb, in order to avoid taking action or accountability for continual state perpetuated destruction—leaving the accountability and scapegoat to the people, instead of confronting the issue head on, and stopping all ill practices that pollute the earth at the government level.
Vinay Kaushik
ReplyDeleteThis text is about the Global Goals Campaign led by Richard Curtis. The UN is in the process of adopting a new set of Sustainable Development Goals. This meeting had 17 proposed Goals and 169 targets aim to be a major difference maker for the outlook of our planet. This will stimulate actions over the next 15 years in order to make the planet more sustainable. The main goal overview is to get to the root source of the environmental problem that the world is facing. This is the first time our generation has the ability to live in a world without poverty. In the current system it is nearly impossible to achieve a world without poverty. With more focus on the wage gap, gender inequality and income inequality our generation will make major strides forward to a sustainable and progressive world.
John D'Onghia
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the UN adopting a new set up sustainable development goals, called the Global Goals Campaign. The Global Goals Campaign is led by film Maker Richard Curtis. The Goal was to spread the word so that a plan of 17 sustainability goals would be implemented better.
If these 17 goals would be reached, the next 15 years would show a vast improvement to our society. Which include, fighting poverty, and world hunger, progress toward fighting the problems of climate change, and fight against inequality and injustice.
The campaign is very important because it brings these social problems to light. Especially to a younger demographic.
This article aims to show the importance to make the new Sustainable Development Goals as famous as possible. The campaign supposed to let the whole world aware of the new reforms necessary is the famous filmmaker Richard Curtis. Ms. Gallach said "being famous is absolutely necessary to ensure that [the goals] are implemented,”. The SDGs are the new Millenium goals, having goals set for 2030, for a more equitable and environmental friendly society.
ReplyDeleteFame seems to be particularly important in small villages in poor countries such as Nigeria where people are leaving their homes in fear of the Boko Haram regime. "This agenda […] is not about just stemming the tide of what is happening with forced migration. But it is about dealing with root causes so that people don’t have to flee their own countries, their own villages, their own homes because they can’t have a life of dignity there.” The SDGs will aim to offer a better life, education, health care, and sustainable energy for people across the world.
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