2023 Kofi Annan Briefing: The Radical Catalyst of Faith: Driving Civil Society Contributions to the SDGs
In September 2022, newly elected President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi said that it was timely and more necessary than ever to “re-dedicate ourselves to the SDGs” as the world falls behind. The fact of the matter is, however, that religions and faith-based actors have always been dedicated to the work of Sustainable Development.
When the SDGs were inaugurated in 2015, faith-based organizations viewed them as a natural extension of the work they were already doing. Now, with all eyes on 2030, the role of faith-based organizations cannot be overlooked or minimized.
Faith-based organizations have the ability to convene, inspire, and mobilize scores of adherents to seek out the poor and needy, protect and strengthen society, and preserve our natural resources. This event, coming at the halfway point of the SDG time frame, will show how faith-based actors and organizations are actively contributing to accomplishing the SDGs, as well as demonstrate their continued commitment to the same.
This briefing comes the same week as the SDG Summit 2023. This summit aims to take stock of where the world is on the path to accomplishing the SDGs. Similarly, this briefing will look at how faith-based organizations have partnered with UN agencies to contribute to the SDGs. After a brief welcome and background to how we got to this point, the two main panels will focus on what is currently being done in partnerships, and how we hope to continue and strengthen these partnerships through 2030.
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- Event Closed 21 September 2023
- TIME 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
- VENUE 777 United Nations Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017; Virtual Participation
- ORGANISER Religions for Peace; Members of the Multi-Faith Advisory Council to the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Religion and Development