Digital Program
Session Type: Panel
Participants: Belissa Rojas (UNPDF - Washington DC), Claudia Olmedo (UNDP Accelerator Labs - El Salvador), Kylie Porter (Global Compact Network Australia) and Michael Donaghue-Evnans (UN Victoria)

The panel will be moderated by Lionel Lee (InvestUnited).

 Michael Donaghue-Evans

President
UN Youth Victoria

Michael has been part of UN Youth Victoria’s executive since 2019 and is its current President. UN Youth Australia is Australia’s largest youth-run not for profit. A team of over 1000 volunteers between the ages of 18 and 25 engage over 15,000 young people in educational programs and competitions each year. UN Youth aims to educate young people about global issues, the UN and the SDGs, and to give them the knowledge, skills and confidence that they need to enact change in the world.

Topic: State of Sustainable Development Goals

Synopsis: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. With the continued COVID-19 pandemic affecting every country, how are efforts to end poverty, hunger, AIDS, and discrimination against women and girls affected. What creativity, knowhow, technology, financial resources and cooperation are being applied to keep the SDGs on track? Our panel of experts share their examples and provide insight into the state of SDGs globally and in Australia.