Document Type
Report
Publication Date
12-2023
Abstract
In today’s world, to address the most pressing global challenges, education must equip all learners with the values, skills, and knowledge that nurture cooperation, resilience, respect for diversity, gender justice, and human rights. This concept is called Global Citizenship Education which is a target of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Quality Education.
I commend the Mission 4.7 initiative facilitated by Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development, UNESCO, UN SDSN and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, for playing a pivotal role in addressing SDG Target 4.7 and on the release of the “Fostering Youth-led Innovations to Accelerate Progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Guide for Policymakers at COP28.
The report recommends that policymakers create supportive environments for youth innovators by establishing or opening innovation hubs, incubators, and accelerators for young individuals. A key element is the renewed emphasis on integrating global citizenship and systems thinking into school curricula to foster sustainable development. Global Citizenship Education and youth empowerment is essential for a better future, I hope that this report contributes to shaping the agenda on SDG Target 4.7 at COP28 and beyond.
H.E. Ban Ki-moon
8th Secretary-General, United Nations
Co-chair, Mission 4.7
Co-chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
Document Version
Published Version
eCommons Citation
Dickinson, Brock; Leogal, Issa Gonzalez-Peltier; Iyengar, Radhika; Palaschuk, Nicholas; Shin, Haein; Silova, Iveta; Song, Sumie; Sahatqija, Hana; Soto, Valeria; Sridhar, Deepak; Tung, Wen-wen; Witenstein, Matthew A.; Iyer, Shriya; Akula, Eshan; Bordia, Suvid; Jain, Eshaan; Jain, Aaryan; and Bindal, Vidya, "Fostering Youth-Led Innovations to Accelerate Progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Guide for Policy Makers at COP28" (2023). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 287.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/287
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