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This time, Andre, Bob, Erin, and Simon went into a broader discussion around the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and why it seems so challenging for the world to achieve the goals despite them constituting the ‘good' of development. The discussion touched upon many items, including how the SDGs are different than the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that preceded them, how to measure poverty, the different approaches to govern relying more on governmental sanctions or letting the invisible hand of the market do the job. The discussion stretched beyond the limits of what we normally see as one episode, and therefore the second part will be published shortly. As always, we do not profess to have all the right answers to these questions but enter into these exchanges to learn new perspectives on the difficult and challenging questions about sustainability, we hope you do too!Related Links“The material footprint of nations” article that Simon referencedIGES Publications by SDG"About Sustainability..." is a podcast brought to you by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), an environmental policy think-tank based in Hayama, Japan. IGES experts are concerned with environmental and sustainability challenges. Everything shared on the podcast will be off-the-cuff discussion, and any viewpoints expressed are those held by the speaker at the time of recording. They are not necessarily official IGES positions.

Goals are an essential part of any action agenda. Together with setting targets, indicators, and timetables, goals can help measure progress, keep different actors and stakeholders on track, and allow for the assessment of achievement of any action agenda. However, conceptual questions need to be asked about whether they really work, what kind of incentives they create, when they are most effective in achieving their policy goals, and what unintended consequences they lead to, if any. In this episode, we revisit the UN goal-setting as a policy tool for development, which guided the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our guest speaker is Professor Jeffrey Sachs, the President of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), and also the host of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs, a monthly interview with renowned authors about their groundbreaking work in history, social justice, sustainable development in more. Jeffrey Sachs is a world-renowned economist and Columbia University professor and author of books on economics. Want to learn more about sustainable development and learning? Subscribe to SDG Learncast. Visit UN SDG:Learn website at www.unsdglearn.org to get the latest learning offers on the 2030 Agenda and SDGs. The transcript of the podcast is available at https://www.unsdglearn.org/podcast/. The opinions expressed in the SDG Learncast podcasts are solely those of the authors. They do not reflect the opinions or views of UN SDG:Learn, its Joint Secretariat, and partners.

Madelein Mkunu is the International gender and business strategist and Founder and President of Leading Women of Africa (LWA), one of the most influential business women's networks in Africa. A dynamic Management, MBA and development studies graduate, she is playing a pivotal role on various national, regional and international platforms. As an International gender strategist with a focus on African women affairs, she specialises in policy design, gender advocacy and mainstreaming strategies in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) until 2015, the recent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the African Woman Decade which ends in year 2020, the Agenda 2063, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) and the recent African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

Since its inception in the international development discourse in the late 1980s, sustainable development has often been celebrated for its rhetorical appeal to political correctness. But is it a useful tool for global development?The idea of “sustainable development” has not only acquired new layers of meaning over the years but has in many ways witnessed a rejuvenation since 2015 following the adoption by world leaders of the 2030 Agenda and its accompanying 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The SDGs – grouped under overarching themes of people, planet, dignity, prosperity, justice and partnership – have been widely praised for a strong articulation of an environmental dimension, in addition to breaking new ground with global goals on inequality, economic growth, energy, and peace. Despite being imperfect and highly ambitious, the SDGs are the result of a comprehensive participatory process, unparalleled in the history of global development. Indeed, while its predecessor – the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – focused exclusively on low-income countries, the SDGs encompass a much broader agenda that applies to all countries. By closely linking “sustainability” with “development” through the principles of “universality”, “integration” and “leave no one behind”, the 2030 Agenda has been much celebrated in activist, business and policy circles as a means to stimulate a radical shift in world affairs. But the SDGs have also been criticized for their unrealistic ambitions and lack of focus. The world was already off-track in achieving many of the SDGs before Covid struck. And now there are major concerns over the extent to which these ambitious global goals can be achieved in the next 9 years. Frank Biermann is a professor of Global Sustainability Governance at Utrecht University’s Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. Frank is a leading scholar of global institutions and organizations in the sustainability domain. In addition to being a prolific writer, he pioneered the ‘earth system’ governance paradigm in 2005 and was the founder and first chair (2008-2018) of the Earth System Governance Project, a leading global transdisciplinary research network of sustainability scholars.Frank Biermann's recent publicationsFrank Biermann on TwitterDan Banik and In Pursuit of Development on Twitter 

Kimberly discusses both the challenges and rewards of development work in West Africa, and explaining foresight to your mother. She also walks us through the Houston Foresight Framework to exploring the future.Kimberly Daniels pursued a doctorate in Strategic Leadership/Strategic Foresight, which empowered her with confidence to work alongside of people in Burkina Faso, West Africa, towards achieving Goal 1 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Her approach to MDG 1, Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger, involved introducing permaculture and rainwater harvesting to small farmers in Burkina Faso. Shortly before leaving West Africa and returning to the U.S., Kimberly joined the Association of Professional Futurists. She now is exploring decolonization futures and Afro Futurism as integral knowledge systems for rewriting the narratives for people of colour. She is testimony to how you can assist people to change their life.

Replacing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were meant for all countries - developed and undeveloped - to achieve. But some countries are falling far behind and failing to really address it. On this episode, we speak to Dominic White, Co-Founder of UKSSD and Head of International Development Policy at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) -UK to discuss more on the UK perspective on tackling the SDGs and why they matter.

Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Furious Friday edition.  Episode 2 in this larger series - The last episode – Talked about historical events – resulted from people acting out their conspiracy – act of making plans with a counterparty to commit an unlawful or harmful act – if it would be a crime to do, known as a criminal conspiracy – Conspiracy = Planning to commit a crime in most cases – but people who today are pointing out historical evidence surrounding events are now labelled a ‘conspiracy theorist’ based around what is outside of the consensus – Some might call that curious – doesn’t mean that they are correct – but interested enough to gather their own information and see what is there – and does it stack up to what other sources have said? This is where the media is damaging – not only polarising but it creates two different realities for people People act based around what they believe to be true – from heuristics, learning, history, etc. Use CNN and Fox as examples, or Sky vs ABC in Aus – both have their readers/viewers – team blue and team red Have different information presented across channels – channels caught framing shots/faking stories – fake reality You create division between the masses – I think that the vast majority of people are good and want the best – but there are always some psycho mass murderers or UN co-founding members, like Stalin. Brings into the question of truth – don’t want to create any mental breakdowns, crisis of consensus – but how do you know what you know to be true? Team blue v red – both play opposite stories – so people believe different things about same events I know that this is the case when it comes to the UN – a lot of people like what the UN is trying to achieve Have people who disagree on the methods, or that there is even a problem to solve in the first place How well can people work together when they don’t trust other people, based around what other people believe is true – truth and trust Justice system – blind justice or Lady Justice – comes from the Greek mythology – Dike and Themis, then Lusitania from Romans – never got why someone whose job it was is to weigh up the scale of justice was blindfolded – did some digging – Romans weren’t that dumb, only added first time in Switzerland in 1543 – used a mockery of the legal system where the rich got away – took off I guess – but we are all told she has a blindfold to be impartial – impossible to do if you are blind to everything going on – just don’t be a bigot Here we enter labels and tribal nature of people – can be blinding – tribal nature of just doing what is implied by the tribe Those who like the UN – Call those that don’t Conspiracy theorists, get called globalists or rubes back, others just walk away Labels and language can be very deceptive – Ended the last ep talking about UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – our education system, ‘science’ and cultures have been influenced by the UN for 4 generations now Each of these will be broken down into an individual episode – help explain how two realities are created – statement v outcome Education, Science – Climate Change – When did climate change become a thing? Culture – TV, music, language, beliefs – how people are affected by information – and influenced All the information from this series will be directly from UN, Subs, or affiliate groups, WEF, IMF, WB, etc. Keep this in mind whenever taking info in First – These SDGs are anything new when it comes to the UN – Central planning isn’t great when it comes to achieving goals Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - principle that no one should suffer extreme poverty – started in 2000 – target date of 2015 - poverty not eliminated – has been a decline – in 1990 (the reference year for measuring improvement), the number of people living in extreme poverty has fallen by 33 percent from 1.9 billion to 836 million worldwide, with most of that progress coming after the MDGs entered into effect. But from world bank from 1820 – 94% in poverty to 24% in 1990 – to 10% approx. in 2015 The world went through a massive shift in early 90s – Communism economics was failing – China and Russia The SDGs – started in 2015 - build on the MDGs’ - adding a new dimension: sustainability.   The sustainability dimension brings a universality across all areas of life that MDGs didn’t have – From WEF Developed countries are no longer just enablers of progress, earmarking a percentage of their GDP to support the efforts of developing countries to reduce poverty, improve health and raise living standards. Pause – developing countries (Aus, US, NZ, etc.) earmarking a percentage of GDP to develop other countries – not good enough, moving on: Instead, they must be committed and active participants in the effort to achieve the agreed goals, in some cases even modifying their own domestic policies. In this sense, the SDGs more clearly reflect the conviction, upheld by the UN, that all of us are global citizens. This conviction lies behind the establishment of international humanitarian law and the supranational courts that address violations of it. – Global laws to subvert a legal system of a nation - And it underpinned the adoption of the “responsibility to protect” principle, which demands that the international community defend a country’s people from mass-atrocity crimes when their own government fails to do so. Pause – Back to how do you know what you are seeing is true? You don’t live there, don’t know anyone – small little village in Syria the media reports of gas attacks – done by a country leader, criminal – so go to war – Recent history – 1990 - Nayirah stated that after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait she had witnessed Iraqi soldiers take babies out of incubators in a Kuwaiti hospital, take the incubators, and leave the babies to die – thankfully it was a total lie and she was reading a script from her father who was the Kuwait US ambassador - Played around the world – helped get people on the side of the Gulf War – US entered on Kuwait’s side was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait arising from oil pricing and production disputes. not adopting a human rights law of the UN would be a breach of international law = country gets bullied – called inhumane   So what exactly is on the SDG agenda? Contains 17 goals — including ending poverty in all its forms, achieving food security, promoting sustainable agriculture, providing quality education to all, ensuring access to energy and clean water, and adopting urgent measures to combat climate change — backed by 169 targets. Agenda 2030 was adopted at the 70th annual UN General Assembly 2015 - ushered in with a “thunderous standing ovation,” the UN Department of Public Information reported – Global PR firm - 193 UN member governments on the planet Lot of countries – Shows unity right? And all those 193 countries leaders have great track records - OECD, but also murderous communist and dictatorships — vowed to help impose the UN’s controversial goals on their populations - “This agenda promises a brave new world, a new world which we have to consciously construct, a new world that calls for the creation of a new global citizen,” dictator Robert Mugabe – was only in power 2 years after this – removed by military Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and other tyrants to impose the UN goals on their victims, too — all with financing from Western taxpayers.    China - the regime boasted it played a “crucial role” in developing the SDGs – good track record on policy China promised to spend $2 billion in foreign countries to meet the UN goals in “education” and “health,” with its funding increasing to $12 billion by 2030. EU and NATO globalist Javier Solana said, “With a sustained commitment from all countries, developed and developing alike, the world can ensure that it celebrates another great leap forward in 2030.” The last “Great Leap Forward,” presided over by Chairman Mao Tse-tung between 1958 and 1963, resulted in the murder of an estimated 45 million Chinese who were worked, starved, or beaten to death. Most Authoritarian countries will be able to enforce this – get loans from IMF – SDRs, financing, all the goods to fund it and hitting the targets through socialist policy – i.e. remove peoples choices – one by one remove all choice   The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global g by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equality Clean Water and Sanitation, Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth Industry, Innovation, Infrastructure, Reducing Inequality, Sustainable Cities and Communities Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life On Land Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals.   Areas to cover – While there are 17 goals – broken down into some marco groups The economy – circular economy, emission quotas, employment quotas, Food, water, nature Cities and transport – policies that focus on increasing development high-density residential units –banks and super funds own to hold as long-term rentals Someone has to provide demand – now large corporate landlord (LCL) – keep people renting as prices rise Energy and resource management People – This one where it all starts – people need to willingly want these policies – UN helps with this as well UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Dr. Julian Huxleyto Director-General Redefining value – start with this – all starts with this slowly over time – UNESCO has been doing this for years Partnership - Google- 98% of global search market – Decides what you see – team up with Governments for monopoly – mercantilism of the 21st century – digital mercantilism - Mercantilism led to the creation of monopolistic trading companies, such as the East India Company and the French East India Company Google Motto – don’t be evil – sounds like a good reminder – but takes a different view on tone – crazed killer repeating it walking the streets at night – cover this in the partnership episode – on which companies are backing this financially, and who is providing the policy advice Take it with a grain of salt – if you google something about A2030, or SDGs – you will get the positive spin – google won't rat themselves out   Massive gaols – only way to make work is to force everyone to do it – and under the assumption of ‘ends justifying means’ Wish list – but we have been educated in a way where a list of goals is going to be the outcome – Works in our every day lives – set a goal to save money, so you do and you get your goal, buy a house, whatever – set goals that even if you might not achieve, others have – But that thought carries into that if something is too big to solve – you cant do it and must make the large governments do it – so a government comes up with their goal of ‘end poverty’ and project own experiences in achieving things and that it is just as simple – your part done, helped towards ending poverty? What I hope to do in this series is to help you to spot BS- reasoning – like the scam ep on weds   Ground rules for interpreting SDGs These SDGs are statements – they are not goals, but Faustian deals – deal with the devil – sell soul in return - Don’t see much in movies anymore – used to be part of the story arch = Joseph Campbell's heroes journey You wish for a Ferrari – but the world runs out of petrol, a ton of money, that falls from sky and crushes you, irresistible to the opposite (or same) sex, but you end up being trapped inside as you get mobbed in public Doesn’t even have to be deals with the devil – many examples of changing things with good intentions, but making things worse But when it comes to the FD – the counterparty always has to inform you in the fine print of the downside to the deal – but the focus is on the ton of money – so forget to read that 1t of gold will be airdropped for delivery Why do these wishes turn out bad in most cases? Is it just the wording? Change wording slightly – ask for $1bn in your bank account to be added Wish to Win the lotto – probably be the safest wish – but who knows if it will improve your life, and not just wallet size What about if you just checked the fine print? Wish for what you want and just make sure no funny business? What if it is in Latin, or vague global legal speak – and you have 500,000 pages of fine print to go to – good luck To be honest – really hard to interpret most of the SDGs policy implementation recommendations One thing is clear - They are policing behaviour- not improving conditions through increasing freedom and prosperity – The only solution they have is to control the way we do things – what we buy, consume, energy used, etc. Once you go through every possible solution – only one is blanket control to meet goals Unlike previous goals which applied only to developing countries, the SDGs apply to all countries equally. means that Australia must find ways of aligning our domestic policies with the SDGs and set up systems and processes to coordinate action across all levels of government, as well as business and civil society. Australia’s region is home to many developing countries who continue to struggle with unacceptably high rates of poverty, violence, and instability. ‘As a technologically sophisticated, educated and compassionate nation, Australia’s task is not just to implement the SDGs for its own people, but to help achieve the SDGs for people across our region’   Risks – while ‘totally not binding’ – our politicians act like it is – mostly without public say, or if it is, the public are only saying yes from a documentary that they saw – Educated under the ‘global citizenship programs’ in schools – grade 8, 9, 10 Model of education is exactly the same as brainwashing – social pressure, repeat information over and over so at a young age kids are formed in world view – in line with the global good Un – Agenda 2030 is a collection of initiatives – build policy to achieve targets – have member countries implement these – but need the public on their side – redefine values allows people to willingly adopt that which works against them All starts with the people – cover people, culture and education to look at how programming and presentation of information has been weaponised before going into the specific areas Just remember that news is not reality – really divisive  - open views and not go red v blue team Binary thinking is a trap – black and white – if you aren’t for this you are against it – don’t agree you are my enemy As when you are bombarded with information how you will burn alive if action isn’t taken, obviously those not wanting to take action are going to result in your own death, and must be removed to progress can be made Thanks for listening, if you would like to get in contact with us you can at the contact page on the website

Child Mortality is a core indicator for child health and well-being. The toll of children under the age of five over the past two decades is staggering: between 1990 and 2015, 236 million children worldwide died before their fifth birthday. In 2000, the world leaders agreed on one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) asContinue reading "Child Mortality"

In the year 2000 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) laid out a bold vision for the ways the developing world could assist the poorest countries out of poverty and to find ways to foster better environments for the most vulnerable people and communities on the planet. The aim was to halve extreme poverty by 2015. How did it go? The Rev Dr Joel Edwards is the International Director of Micah challenge – a coalition of Christian organisations that aimed to hold governments to account for their pledges made at the turn of the century. He was in Australia with TEAR international and we caught up with him to discuss the progress of the MDGs – what has gone well, and where there is still a lot of work to do.

In 2015, the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - broad targets for eradicating poverty and disease and improving worldwide rates of primary education, maternal health and gender equality- will be replaced with newly agreed goals. The MDG approach was a new one for development policy, seeking to focus the attention and efforts of the international community on a clear set of shared targets - but inevitably there were criticisms that some crucial areas had been overlooked. One overlooked area was Higher Education. Now, as the world discusses what should replace the MDGs, the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is campaigning for recognition of the fundamental importance of Higher Education for development. A vibrant Higher Education sector is crucial for many reasons, as Jay Kuber of the ACU explains in this podcast.  Firstly, universities undertake research that can inform government policy making; secondly, through their teaching, they also produce the educated men and women needed to run businesses, public services, engineering and agriculture; and thirdly, by building partnerships with local communities, they also make a major contribution to sustainable development on a local and regional level. The ACU campaign - The world beyond 2015: Is Higher Education ready? - poses the following questions: Why does the Post-2015 agenda matter for higher education? How are universities already addressing local, national and international issues? How can universities prepare to respond ot the Post-2015 agenda? What partnerships should universities establish to achieve their objectives? How can universities champion thier contributions to wider society? How relevant and realistic are the Post-2015 goals likely to be? If you want to know more, or you want to join the ACU's campaign to raise awareness of how higher education can and should respond to global challenges beyond 2015, go to their website:  www.acu.ac.uk/beyond-2015 and follow them on Twitter @HEbeyond2015.  

TONIGHT 04/10 09:00PM CDT – “The New America, How do you like ?” Tonight, we will be discussing the ‘NEW' Ruby Ridge involving Nevada rancher, Cliven Bundy. The complete total abuse of power by various agencies, if not all agencies of the Obama Administration. We'll also be discussing what the UN calls Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which involved the implementation of Agenda 21 and forced urbanization of American Citizens into those zones designated as non-habitable areas through use of regulation.  Our false economy is an illusion so that you will accept that we will continue to live in the fantasy created by our masters,  We are in slavery, bondage and it's time for Americans to decide are they allow them to put the chains on or fight to keep the chains off.  We will also have guests Jo Jo Norton and Jo Anne Moretti to discuss some of these items as well and to announce potential changes to the show, which will allow one of the most informative networks outside of common mainstream news (that should be easy enough).  In reality, some of the best investigative reporting on the internet and off the internet and Exciting things are coming our way.

In 2000 the global community through the United Nations adopted ambitious goals to improve the lives of especially the least advantaged in the world by 2015 – Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Since 1970 the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP), Jamkhed, India, has pioneered the philosophy, principles and practice of comprehensive, community-based primary health care. Through this approach, based on Christian values, communities have been empowered and transformed, especially the poor and marginalized, women and children. Community members have learned to work together across social divisions and solve problems together for the well-being of the whole village – and have reached all the MDGs. This sustainable approach addresses social determinants and other root causes, including the caste system, harmful traditional practices, status of women and poverty. Caring and sharing communities are formed living in harmony, health and peace – shalom.

Today's guest is Carline Brice of HAVServe, visit their website at: http://www.havserve.org/HavServe was created to support sustainable development, one village at a time, through goal-oriented, volunteer-staffed projects aimed at empowering rural villagers. HavServe recognizes community-based development as a moral, strategic, and economic imperative and fully embraces the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as an effective benchmark for improving a country through its villages. HavServe draws upon the principles of the Universal Declaration of Volunteering to meet the MDGs in rural villages throughout Haiti.Peace Day Radio program is a member of the Peace Portal Media Network, visit our websites at:www.peaceday.tv, www.peaceportal.mobi, www.xedenx.comThis program is sponsored by the UBIEE Power Pill for helping the environment and saving you money ~ visit them at: http://newimageubiee.com/

Today's guest is Carline Brice of HAVServe, visit their website at: http://www.havserve.org/HavServe was created to support sustainable development, one village at a time, through goal-oriented, volunteer-staffed projects aimed at empowering rural villagers. HavServe recognizes community-based development as a moral, strategic, and economic imperative and fully embraces the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as an effective benchmark for improving a country through its villages. HavServe draws upon the principles of the Universal Declaration of Volunteering to meet the MDGs in rural villages throughout Haiti.Peace Day Radio program is a member of the Peace Portal Media Network, visit our websites at:www.peaceday.tv, www.peaceportal.mobi, www.xedenx.comThis program is sponsored by the UBIEE Power Pill for helping the environment and saving you money ~ visit them at: http://newimageubiee.com/

Amy produced and directed the acclaimed documentary: Water First: Reaching the Millennium Development Goals and has travelled extensively to show her film and speak out regarding water issues in Africa and beyond. From hunger and poverty to women's equality and population control, HIV/AIDS to environmental sustainability, WATER FIRST makes it clear that the best way to empower people in developing nations, and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is by putting water first. DeWayne Cecil, PhD Western Region Climate Services Director NOAA-NCDC, talks about The water/energy nexus and the impacts of global change on availability of both. NOAA's roots date back to 1807, when the Nation's first scientific agency, the Survey of the Coast, was established. NOAA maintains a presence in every state and has emerged as an international leader on scientific and environmental matters.

Queen Rania speaks at the launch of "In My Name"; an anti-poverty campaign aimed at mobilizing global citizens to pressure their governments to deliver on their promises of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 deadline. الملكة رانيا تتحدث خلال إطلاق حملة "باسمي" لدعوة قادة العالم للوفاء بوعود أهداف الألفية التنموية بحلول عام 2015، وتسليط الضوء على أهمية القضاء على الفقر.