About this Event
You're invited to this three-day conference covering various aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 'Transformation Agenda'
In May 2020, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a United Nations (UN) high-Level event that given the intersecting climate, economic and health crises ravaging the globe:
"If possible, the Sustainable Development Goals are even more crucial now than at their inception. And coronavirus clearly demonstrates that Sustainable Development Goals are equally important for every human being on earth. The goals are not set only for those undergoing development, but for all."
The institutions of the European Union (EU) and the UN regard the 2030 'Global Transformation Agenda' as critical to global recovery, and, more than that, to rebuilding a better world for all. The SDGs are central to the Recovery Plan for Europe and the European Green Deal. In the Asia Pacific, radical climate action is also underway. China, South Korea and Japan have all committed to net-zero economies within the next two to three decades. In the Western Hemisphere, the election of Joe Biden as 46th President of the United States raises the possibility of a renewed and urgent commitment to global climate action—without which the SDGs will not be achieved.