Seminars/Lectures

United Nations General Assembly Adopts Sustainable Development Goals: A Cliffhanger

Mon
Sep
28

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This lecture focuses on the global efforts—political, diplomatic, community engagement, private sector, civil society, and academic—to present the Sustainable Development Goals to the 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly and to seek adoption by unanimous vote of the member states. Given the large variety of interests and proposals, the struggle for a consensus will be tough. As the the General Assembly session only opens in mid-September 2015, the lecture on the 28th will be right on target to present and reflect on this cliffhanger event.


Speakers / Related People
Joan Dubinsky

Joan Dubinsky is the former chief ethics officer of the United Nations (2011–15), accountable for ensuring staff adherence to the organization’s values of integrity, accountability, and transparency. She chaired the UN Ethics Committee, which promotes harmonization and collaboration among all UN funds and programs and served as the cochairman of the UN Ethics Network...
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