On 25 September 2018, a million people in over 1300 cities in 165 countries in actions led by 1800 individuals and organizations took part in a worldwide mass mobilization for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mangrove restoration in Brazil, top chefs competing to re-discover forgotten foods in New York, or beach clean ups in the Maldives are some of the SDG actions organisations and individuals organized, encouraging a global movement for the achievement of the SDGs.
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The Global Day to #act4SDGs coincided with the opening of the UN General Assembly, which presented a unique opportunity to amplify the actions being taken across the world and bring them to the attention of world leaders. See the Global Action Hour which was broadcast live at the SDG Action Zone.http://act4sdgs.org
Speakers:
- Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations via video message
- HE Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria, via video message
- Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the EU Commission via video message
- Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
- Mitchell Toomey, Director, UN SDG Action Campaign
- Cristina Gallach, High Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda of Spain
- Oli Henman, Global Coordinator, Action for Sustainable Development
Introducing:
PROGRAMME:
- Welcome and Introduction to the Global Day to Act4SDGs
Mitchell Toomey, Director, United Nations SDG Action Campaign - Taking Engagement Forward
Video message from Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy & Vice President of the EU Commission - Global Day as it happens
Moderator – Yusuf Omar, Founder of Hashtag Our Stories - Cleaning up polluted beaches and building cultural bridges in the Maldives
Where: Malé, Maldives,
By: Peace Boat, JCI Kaafu
Presented by Yoskihoka Tatsuya, Co-Founder and Director, Peace Boat - 450 SDG Changemakers turn ideas into daily practice in Amsterdam
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
By: SDG Charter, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Municipality of Amsterdam and NCDO
Presented by Jilt Van Schayik, UN SDG Action Campaign and former Dutch Youth Delegate - Climate question from Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC Executive Secretary
- 200 organisations in Italy join forces to viralize sustainable development
Where: Italy
By Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS)
Video - Empowering Youth to tackle Health and Peace through Creativity
Where: Nigeria
By: Creative Youth, Covenant University
Presented by Foluke Michael from Creative Youth Development Initiative and UN SDG Action Award Winner - World’s Largest Photo Book to capture youth stories from Nigeria’s Informal Settlements
Where: Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria
Canon, Slum- Art Project
Video - Reducing Carbon Emissions through Mangrove Restoration in Rio
Where: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
By: Instituto Mar Urbano, UNDP RIO+Centre
Video - Top chefs compete to highlight forgotten foods
Where: New York City, United States
By: Food Forever Experience NYC, Crop Trust
Presented by Erik Oberholtzer, Chef and Founder of Tender Greens - Government, civil society and local fisherfolk join forces to tackling ocean pollution
Where: Philippines
By: GCAP Philippines
Presented by Becky Malay, GCAP Philippines on Video - 26 youth advocates capture citizens views on the SDGs in Asia
Where: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam
By: ASEAN MY World 2030 Initiative, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub and UNV Asia-Pacific
Video - Building spaces for Orphans to Play
Where: Morocco
By: Bloom Charity
Video - Hashtag Our Stories
Yusuf Omar, Founder - Guatemalan students from indigenous communities show that big SDG changes can come in small sizes
Where: Guatemala city
By: Education for Sharing
Video - Week of Action for SDGs Brings people together across Mexico
Where: México
By: MY World México
Presented by Karol Arambula, Founder, MYWorld Mexico - 200 Youth Discuss citizen engagement and open democracies in Peru
Where: Lima, Perú
By: Millennials Movement
Video - Young people share their SDG 360° videos from Brazil, Kenya, Germany & the United States
By: Digital Promise, Oculus, MY World 360
Presented by Dimitri Moore, Digital Promise and Christina Jackson, Oculus - Promoting fair food and fashion in Bonn
Where: Bonn, Germany
By: City of Bonn
Video - Good Life Goals find sustainable development actions for everyone to take
Where: Worldwide
By: Futerra
Presented by Solitaire Townsend, Co-Founder, Futerra - From Local to Global Action
Oli Henman, Global Coordinator, Action for Sustainable Development - Young Leaders for the SDGs: powered by the Office of the Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth
Ezequiel Vedana Da Rosa (Brazil)
Amelie Jezabel Mariage (Spain) - Video message from HE Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria
- The Way Ahead
Cristina Gallach
High Commissioner for Agenda 2030, Government of Spain - Thank you for taking action
Video message from Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary General
Every year on the September 25th anniversary of the SDGs, the UN SDG Action Campaign joins forces with Action for Sustainable Development, GCAP and thousands of partners to mobilize the UN, national and local governments, youth groups, civil-society organizations, the media, and institutions from every corner of the world with a global call to Act for the SDGs.
Learn about this and other thousands of actions taking place across the world on 25 September and join the movement.
The event can be watched LIVE at http://act4sdgs.org
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