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Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: A New Agenda for a Sustainable World

  • Published on February 20, 2019
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) launched new online course

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) launced an online course ‘Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: A New Agenda for a Sustainable World’. This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is open to everyone interested in learning about the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.

Participants can follow the course at their own pace and earn a UN certificate if they have met the certification requirements.

Course backgorund

2015 was marked by the adoption of four landmark UN agreements: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Addis Ababa Action Agenda, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement. This online course has been designed to provide an in depth analysis of the 2030 Agenda, drawing on the synthesis from the Secretary-General, the inputs received from stakeholders, the wealth of knowledge produced by the Technical Support Team, and contributions made by 22 United Nations entities to a series of delegates’ briefings organized by UNITAR during the negotiations within the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.

The course consists of 6 modules:

  1. Introduction to the Post-2015 process and the origins of the 2030 agenda;
  2. From the MDGs to the 2030 Agenda: a call for transformative action;
  3. The Sustainable Development Goals: policy integration and synergies;
  4. Leveraging resources, working with partners:The implementation of the 2030 agenda;
  5. Follow-up, review and data for the 2030 Agenda;
  6. Collaborative project design [OPTIONAL MODULE]

Deadline to apply is the 31st of March.

More information is available here.

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