NITI Aayog to organize Workshop on “Accelerating Progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” as mentioned in the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration

By India Education Diary Bureau Admin On Nov 5, 2023

NITI Aayog is organizing a workshop on “Accelerating Progress on Sustainable Development Goals for the domestic adoption and implementation” tomorrow on 6th November 2023 (Monday), at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Workshop is being organized in association with the Institute for Human Development (IHD) and Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). This will be fifth in the series of G20 Feeder Thematic Workshops planned on 10 themes discussed in the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration (NDLD).

The subject experts, representatives of think-tank, academia, and other stakeholders will discuss key topics, each dedicated to advancing the progress on the SDGs in India. The inaugural plenary session, titled “Nutrition, Health, and Education: Prime Enablers of Human Capital and Prosperity,” will be followed by three below mentioned segments, which will delve into specific SDG priorities.

Eliminating Hunger and Malnutrition: Enabling access to affordable, safe, nutritious and healthy diets and strengthening research cooperation on climate-resilient and nutritious grains.

Ensuring Good Health for all: – Focused on ways to strengthen services to advance good health, including preparedness for pandemics and infectious disease control and fostering the one-health approach.

Delivering Quality Education: – Strategies for providing inclusive, high-quality education and skills training.

The workshop is being organised in a hybrid mode. About 40 think tanks and representatives of universities and educational institutions will participate. Senior officials of states/UTs and 500 aspirational blocks will also join virtually.

The workshop’s overarching goal is to advance the implementation of the SDGs in India, aligned with the G20 NDLD and encouraging domestic ownership of India’s commitment to the global advancement of these critical development objectives.

This workshop is part of feeder thematic workshops being organised from November 1, 2023 to November 9, 2023. The themes include G20 to G21, Data for Development, Tourism, Digital Public Infrastructure, Sustainable Development Goals, Trade, Indian Development Model, Women Led Development, Reforming Multilateral development banks & Climate Finance and Green Development.