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Resources to help you prepare for your Global Goals Conference

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Resources to help you prepare your research binder and position paper

Country Speeches  - you will need this to identify what is important to your country at the UN.

 MANDATORY DOCUMENT to include in research binders

Country specific search on the right. Once they find their country, they can read the summary and see if something applies to them. The more advanced feature (extending) would be to open up the speech itself and find keywords. Regardless, using keyword searches helps (command + f).  They can also scroll to various years of their country speeches at the Opening of the UNGA, For example, If they aren't finding anything relating to their topic in this year's speech (September 2022) - I have encouraged them to look at the 70th Session - 2015 - (scroll down and it should appear on the right) as that was the year that the Global Goals (2030 Agenda - SDGs) were adopted. ~Mr. Klassen

CIA World Factbook - Use this to find quick statistical data about your Country
Speeches from Previous Years ** to access country speeches from  before 2019 General Debate - United Nations
General Assembly meeting coverage - useful articles about Sustainable Development Goals UNRIC Library Background Guides
Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Hub University of Victoria SDG Guide

 

What Goals are being discussed this year?

At the October 2022 conference, six committees are offered including:

  • #1 Pas de Pauvreté (French Language)

  • #1 No Poverty (English Language)

  • #4 Quality Education

  • #5 Gender Equality

  • #6 Clean Water and Sanitation

  • #7 Affordable and Clean Energy

  • #9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

  • #10 Reduced Inequalities

  • #13 Climate Action

  • #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

  • #16 Peace, Justice, and Strong institutions

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