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UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

• Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform
  • United Nations’ introduction to the SDGs and The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• SDG 4: Quality Education
  • This SDG is the primary focus of all RCEs, especially Target 4.7: “By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.”
• Learning to live together sustainably (SDG4.7): Trends and Progress
  • UNESCO contributes to the measuring of progress towards Target 4.7 of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Education which focuses on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This webpage publishes regular reports, news, analyses and publications produced by UNESCO and its partners which provide evidence and links to data sets that indicate how the world is progressing towards the achievement of this target.
• Liam's Legacy Symposium at Georgia Tech: Creating, Implementing, & Measuring the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
  • The 7th annual Liam's Legacy Symposium features Jessica Espey, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). In 2015, after a 4-year negotiation process, 193 United Nations member countries agreed upon a new global framework for development that included 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The “SDGs” span nearly every developmental issue facing the world, from climate change to poverty to sustainable production and consumption. They are as relevant in the United States as they are in places like Somalia. The ambition of this universal agenda is to shepherd the whole world towards a more sustainable, equitable and prosperous future, where no one is left behind. Jessica Espey, who was a lead negotiator in the SDG process, will reflect on the negotiation process and shares insights into SDG implementation in diverse locations around the world. (For more details, see bio below.) Her talk will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Bruce Stiftel, chair of the School of City and Regional Planning, and featuring GT faculty and partners from our newly forming Greater Atlanta U.N. University Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE): Danny Boston (GT International Affairs), Shatakshee Dhongde (GT Economics), Serena Newhall (CIFAL Atlanta at Kennesaw State), and Fatemeh Shafiei (Spelman Political Science).
• SDG Dashbaord
  • Sustainable Development Goals Interactive Dashboard is a data-driven initiative that supports tracking and monitoring of the United Nations’ global goals. The dashboard uses data from the UN Statistics Division's (UNSD) SDG Global Database to allow users to explore and visualize data to analyze progress. The SDGs Dashboard enables users to perform easy analysis via innovative visualizations and tools for exploring data from global data sources. The interactive platform includes the capability to link national statistical office (NSO) data and government databases with the SDGs Dashboard.
• SDSN SDG Academy
  • The SDG Academy is an educational initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The Academy provides free online resources and courses with educational content on health, education, climate change, agriculture and food systems, and sustainable investment.
• The 17 SDGs
  • The United Nations' video depicting all 17 SDGs.
• Making the World a Better Place by 2030
  • Social progress expert Michael Green hosts a Ted Talk to help us imagine how the SDGs and their vision for a better world can be achieved by 2030.

Sustainable Development with US Cities and Universities

• 2019 US Cities Sustainable Development Report
  • The 2019 US Cities Sustainable Development Report is Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s third city-level report ranking 105 US cities on progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 (SDGs).
• The ‘SDG Effect’: The emerging Pittsburgh platform to deliver the global goals locally
  • Brookings' story on Pittsburgh's movement to commit to the SDGs and lessons for other cities interested in adopting plans to meet the SDGs.
• Tackling the Sustainable Development Goals one bite at a time (Podcast)
  • Podcast detailing the work of Carnegie Mellon university on the SDGs.