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Why am I a pragmatic optimist? Because people generally pay most attention to the future they consider most likely or plausible, but actually “the most important future is the future the greatest number of people believe the most... the future on which they are basing their decisions and actions.”  The UNDP Signals Report 2024 points out, that hope is central to imagining, emphasising and creating the world we want to live it. https://lnkd.in/dnkXUeRn

We’re at a critical moment in history, facing significant challenges but also tremendous opportunities. The new Signals Spotlight highlights how we can make choices today that can build hope for all generations. 🔗 Learn more: go.undp.org/signals2024 #FutureSmartUNDP --- UNDP UN 2.0 | United Nations UN Innovation Network

UNDP Futures and Strategy Team just unveiled the 'Signals Spotlight 2024' report. The theme this year? Intergenerational fairness. A report worth diving into for insights on ~ ⏳  Justice between people and species, across place and time 📱 Using technology responsibly as it transforms our world 🫱🏻🫲🏽 Connected, resilient communities amidst change and uncertainty https://lnkd.in/dYAD8dk2

🤔Is there another way the world 🌍 could be run? And in the face of so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? In 2020, the United Nations turned 75 and marked the occasion by starting a global conversation about hopes and fears for the future. This was the beginning of a process that would eventually lead to the convening of the #SummitOfTheFuture, a major event this September, which will take place at UN 🇺🇳 Headquarters, just before the annual high-level debate of the General Assembly. The Summit of the Future is a chance to get back on track. It will result in a "Pact for the Future" with five chapters on: 1. Sustainable development ♻️ 🌱 and financing for development 📈. 2. International peace 🕊️ and security. 3. Science🔬 , technology and innovation and 💻 digital cooperation (leading to "The Global Digital Compact"). 4. Youth 🧒🏾 and future Generations (leading to "The Declaration on Future Generations"). 5. Transforming global governance 🌐. Negotiations are underway, co-facilitated by Namibia 🇳🇦 and Germany 🇩🇪, Zambia 🇿🇲 and Sweden 🇸🇪 as well as Jamaica 🇯🇲 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱. The event will consist of sessions and plenaries based around the five main tracks and other topics that cut across all of the work of the UN 🇺🇳, including human rights, gender equality and the climate crisis. 👉🏾 What is in for Africa? ✅ The Global governance reform aims towards a more just and equitable international system, it is crucial to push for appropriate African representation. ✅ Boost for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs). ✅ Effectively tackling climate 🌱 crisis of which Africa is disproportionately affected despite having caused it to a much smaller amount than other parts of the world. Here is more on what you can expect from this once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape #OurCommonFuture: https://lnkd.in/dAxW5YrU Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany Germany in the UN #SummitOfTheFuture #AfricanRepresentation #WorldPolitics #Peace #Stability #NewYork #SustainableDevelopment #PactForTheFuture #GlobalDigitalCompact #DeclarationOnFutureGenerations

🌍 Feeling overwhelmed by global crises? 🔵 UNDP's Signals Spotlight 2024 offers a new perspective of hope and possibility. Discover how fairness between generations can lead to a sustainable future. 🟡 Read more: go.undp.org/signals2024 #FutureSmartUNDP

⚖️𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 🌍 Join me at the Regional Conference on Achieving Just Societies: Inclusive Justice Pathways for People and Planet 📅 Nov 11-13, 2024 📍 UN Conference Center, Bangkok/Online Hosted by UNDP, TIJ, UNEP, and UN Women, this event will focus on ensuring inclusive access to justice, especially for marginalized communities. 💡 Key Sessions: • Access to Justice for All • Data & Partnerships for Justice • Enhancing Justice for Women & Vulnerable Groups • Tech & Innovation in Justice Systems 🔗𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://lnkd.in/g9QvArhc 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gz7tAvrx --- To better understand 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, I have prepared the following learning materials from UNDP, UN Environment Programme, UN Women, WJP, and others. Hoping it's helpful🥰 🌿𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞:  1.JIN ASEAN Environmental Justice Needs Survey Report https://lnkd.in/gdt7iw-x 2.Promoting Environmental Justice https://lnkd.in/gNQP_PAF 3.Environmental Justice https://lnkd.in/g3tBRY-y 4.What is the Right to a Healthy Environment? https://lnkd.in/gEbTwBYY4. 5.Global Climate Litigation Report https://lnkd.in/g2XQhYpe 6.Extracting Good Practices https://lnkd.in/gz7-citk 👩⚖️𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧:  1.Full Report: Closing the Justice Gap for Women with Intellectual and/or Psychosocial Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific: https://lnkd.in/gs4_7dmy 2.Community-based justice: A model to accelerate justice for women, justice for all: https://lnkd.in/gE4fD44t 3.Women Journalist Journal: Stories of Gender Justice from Women Journalists across the Asia-Pacific region: https://lnkd.in/gYkyVC3W 4.Access to justice for women data: https://lnkd.in/gJ7CKswX 5.Justice for Women : High-level Group Report: https://lnkd.in/gnNw2uxa ⚖️𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐕𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 1.DISPARITIES, VULNERABILITY, AND HARNESSING DATA FOR PEOPLE-CENTERED JUSTICE: https://lnkd.in/g-E8F-Yc 2.Global Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goal 16 Indicators: https://lnkd.in/g-R5gesS  3.World Justice Data: https://lnkd.in/g4CBSxQc  4.Measuring the Justice Gap: https://lnkd.in/gMFtu8Ea  5.Justice for All: Report from the Task Force on Justice: https://lnkd.in/gW_su7_e 👼𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 1.UN Approach to Justice for Children: https://lnkd.in/gPnXEF3Y 2.Ensuring non-discriminatory access to justice with children: https://lnkd.in/gRwwcXJ4 3.Rights, Remedies and Representation: Global report on access to justice for children: https://lnkd.in/gzhPwSeW AI and the Rule of Law: Capacity Building for Judicial Systems: https://lnkd.in/gvMQ6BB5 #JusticeForAll #InclusiveJustice #PCJ2024 #HumanRights

🌍 Sustainable Development in the UNECE region: facing a headwind but still determined. With the resounding impacts of the pandemic, the war against Ukraine, climate change, high interest rates and inflation, efforts to fulfil the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are facing strong headwinds, globally and in the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.     The latest figures revealed in this year's report on SDG progress in the UNECE Region paint a clear picture of the obstacles posed by these crises. Only 20 targets are on course to be met by 2030, a decline from 21 targets last year and 26 the year before.    🌱 As our Executive Secretary Tatiana Molcean puts it, “The alarm bells continue to ring louder the closer we get to 2030.” With the Summit of the Future (https://lnkd.in/geYthrsx) approaching in September, we must urgently intensify our efforts to guide development in the right direction.    Our report was the main source of quantitative evidence for this week’s Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, (https://lnkd.in/dgNN_NQN), informing the debate by illustrating where the region stands in fulfilling the 2030 Agenda.    Our SDG expert Andres Vikat unveiled the report to the participants assembled in Geneva on Wednesday, showing how the figures can empower us to identify critical areas requiring unified action, including poverty alleviation, gender equality, education, health, environmental sustainability, economic resilience, and promoting peace and partnerships.    🌟 Despite persistent challenges, there are reasons for optimism. The report highlights advances in poverty reduction, gender equality, and healthcare access. However, the pace of progress remains inadequate, requiring focused efforts.    🤝 The goals may be ambitious, but they are not out of reach. They remain our guiding star, providing us with hope and steering our actions to shape our collective future. 💡 Full report is available here: https://lnkd.in/giR36dsq.    #RFSD2024 #SDGs #Sustainability #UNECE   

We always say in official statistics that without evidence, decision-makers are flying blind. Nowehere is this more true than with the complex, sometimes even opaque #sdgs. Our 5th annual progress report helps distill the key messages by assessing the main trends at the regional level with a ‘traffic lights’ system: 🚦green if we’re on track; yellow if we’re getting there but too slowly; and red if we’re headed in the wrong direction. Check it out and see where we need to redouble our efforts to get there by 2030!

Youth is at the heart of the SDGs! Our Middle East Youth Outlook 2024 shows significant awareness and commitment to sustainable development among regional youth🌍: 🔗 https://pwc.to/4dI3Szl PwC Middle East

With many of its influential business leaders unified under the goal of driving societal impact, Africa's potential for sustainable development is more pronounced than ever.   The Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC), developed from a collaboration between the United Nations Global Compact and BCG, is a key component of this mission. Beginning with climate change and gender equity, the coalition is leveraging its collective strength to tackle pressing challenges in Africa and across the world.   "Africa Rising: The ABLC's Collaborative Blueprint for a Greener, More Equitable Future" explores how BCG has supported the ABLC in its strides to propel positive change: https://lnkd.in/eGApEueV.