Stories and Advice to Engage Citizens for Sustainable Development
“Coloc of Duty”, a quirky new comic book, introduces young French readers to sustainable development. It is a joint effort of star comic book author Jul, Agence Française de Développement, and the Angoulême International Comics Festival.
Cultural activities on World Food Day are helping young people in Italy learn about food waste and hunger.
At its carnival in March 2018, the Sustainable Development’s Youth association used artwork, performances and sing-alongs to promote Morocco and Africa’s commitment to the SDGs
JICA’S World is a quarterly magazine featuring articles, analysis and personal stories about Japan’s efforts to promote development and the SDGs. Created in 2009, it is edited by Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The Government of Argentina has launched an online platform all about the SDGs. You’ll find an introduction to the goals, latest documents, news and videos about strategies and projects, and an interactive map about progress towards SDG targets.
Italy’s second Sustainable Development Festival promises to be even bigger than the first. To be held over the course of 17 days from 22 May to 7 June 2018 (that’s 1 day per SDG), about 500 events will help build awareness and promote actions for sustainable development across the country. The Festival is organised by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development.
This campaign aimed to raise community awareness of the benefits of fish as a source of good protein. It was organised in Naukae Village and led by the by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), collaborating with the Provincial Fisheries and Marine Affairs office (DKP) of East Mira Tenggara (NTT).
This year, Irish Aid took the SDGs to where people have fun: Electric Picnic, Ireland’s biggest music festival. The festival was an opportunity to show over 50,000 music lovers how Irish Aid is working to implement the SDGs, and how they can support the goals themselves.
Bringing the SDGs into the every day of ordinary people. That was the objective of Norad (Norway), which created an “enlightenment trail” in the middle of the Nordic night with thousands of participants.
Many people are pessimistic about poverty reduction and the possibility of achieving the SDGs. World’s Best News seeks to inject hope and optimism by showing people that, around the world, many positive results are being achieved.
