At the International Workshop on Sustainability Science from 4-5 March 2015, Dr. Lee Yee Cheong, Director of International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC) said in his keynote lecture “MDGs were unambitious, silo-like and government-centric. Wealth creation and employment were not included. The next CSDs have not only 17 goals but also 169 targets. Unfortunately, however, reduction of military budget is not included. I consider G4 equitable quality education and G5 Gender equality most important.”
It is promising to see many world leaders are paying more attention to vulnerable people, now we have to see it translated into policies. At the upcoming World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai (14-18 March) the successor of the Hyogo Framework for Action will come into shape, setting the stage for the coming 15 years of both DRR and the new MDGs.
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