Prof Dr said: “It is imperative for churches to invest in the youth of Africa so they can take leadership in addressing these issues in the timeframe of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals”

africa-newsroom Friday, October 20, 2017 3:37:00 PM CEST

Remy Rioux said: “It is however too early to know how much the fund should receive in order to be effective,”

euractiv-en Friday, October 20, 2017 3:24:00 PM CEST

Kwesi Quartey observed: "If you want to reap a dividend you must first start by investing. This is the reason why our slogan at the AUC has been: Education, Education, Education!"

africa-newsroom Friday, October 20, 2017 2:37:00 PM CEST

Abdoulaye Mar Dieye said: “The positive progress that we see needs to be celebrated while accelerating efforts to diversify economies through increased strategic investments in infrastructure and innovation in order to reach our full potential”

africa-newsroom Friday, October 20, 2017 2:37:00 PM CEST

Frans Timmermans said: "To build a sustainable future for Europe we need to work from the grassroots up, and use the knowledge and skills of a wide range of stakeholders. I am looking forward to working closely together with the experts in this Platform to develop the vision and the tools we need to succeed in delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals"

eoc Friday, October 20, 2017 2:19:00 PM CEST

Jyrki Katainen added (about Frans Timmermans): "Circular economy and sustainable finance are examples of the innovative European way to ensure growth and investment that do not harm our planet and our people, in all areas of the economy. The launch of the Platform is another milestone in this path. We need the experience that the Platform members bring to help us deliver results in this field”. The creation of the High-Level Stakeholders' Platform coincides with discussions in Brussels on the ‘mission-oriented’ approach that could be adopted under FP9 (next framework programme on research and innovation). The High Level Group on maximising the impact of European research and innovation, which worked out recommendations for FP9, advises to “set research and innovation missions that address global challenges and mobilise researchers, innovators and other stakeholders to realise them” and to use the UN SDGs as a global reference framework for defining those missions (LAB – FAB – APP: Investing in the European future we want). Since then, reference to the UN SDGs is almost always made when the mission-oriented approach is discussed in Brussels. More information: Η Επιτροπή ορίζει μια πλατφόρμα συμμετοχής πολλών ενδιαφερομένων για τους στόχους της αειφόρου ανάπτυξης. Μετά από μια ανοικτή διαδικασία επιλογής, η Επιτροπή διόρισε 30 μέλη σε μια νέα πλατφόρμα συμμετοχής πολλών ενδιαφερομένων υψηλού επιπέδου, που θα συνεχίσει τους στόχους των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για την Αειφόρο Ανάπτυξη της ΕΕ. Η πλατφόρμα θα υποστηρίζει και θα συμβουλεύει την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή σχετικά με την επίτευξη των Αναπτυξιακών Στόχων σε επίπεδο ΕΕ και θα αποτελέσει ένα φόρουμ ανταλλαγής βέλτιστων πρακτικών σε τοπικό, περιφερειακό, εθνικό και ευρωπαϊκό επίπεδο. Ο πρώτος αντιπρόεδρος της Επιτροπής, κ. Frans Timmermans δήλωσε σχετικά: "

eoc Friday, October 20, 2017 2:19:00 PM CEST

Fatih Birol said: “The good news is that a convergence of political will and cost reductions is accelerating progress,”

cleantechnica Friday, October 20, 2017 1:36:00 PM CEST

Fatih Birol said: “The goals of meeting energy access for all, reducing air pollution and meeting global climate targets go hand in hand,” “Energy for all is achievable and our ambitious strategy shows how countries can build on existing policy and technology success stories to accelerate access at the lowest cost”

cleantechnica Friday, October 20, 2017 1:36:00 PM CEST

Jennifer Bailey said: "The IoT is being hailed as the next technological revolution and will generate new entrepreneurial opportunities, business models, and solutions to some of the world's toughest challenges,"

prnewswire Friday, October 20, 2017 1:33:00 PM CEST

Akinwumi Adesina said: “First, we need to have stricter food market regulations in urban areas, especially for informal food markets,” “Second, to reduce pressure on urban food systems, policies should be used to promote more sustainable peri-urban agriculture, especially for vegetables, legumes and other nutrient-rich crops. Third, better policies are needed to link rural and urban food systems, with greater investments in infrastructure, transport logistics, storage and markets, to assure steady supply of foods to cities and secondary towns”

modernghana Friday, October 20, 2017 12:49:00 PM CEST

Agnes Kalibata said: “The urban food crisis has become a thread we can no longer ignore,”

modernghana Friday, October 20, 2017 12:49:00 PM CEST

Miroslav Lajcak said: “Migration from rural agricultural communities, especially by young people, may also threaten the sustainability of food production,” “Our efforts to create decent jobs, especially for youth, would be bolstered by investing in agriculture as an employment generation industry”

iom Friday, October 20, 2017 12:30:00 PM CEST

Amina J Mohammed said: “No one should feel compelled to leave their home for lack of food or opportunity. […] Let us commit to act together to achieve these goals by 2030 so the people can feel secure in their own homes and homelands and look forward to life peace and prosperity, dignity and opportunity on a really healthy planet,”

iom Friday, October 20, 2017 12:30:00 PM CEST

Paul Vernon said: “We are an innovative industry with a deep commitment to environmental good practice and nutritional benefit,” “We can take pride in the fact that our nutritious products can play such an important part in meeting global sustainability and nutritional responsibilities and ambitions”

farminguk Friday, October 20, 2017 11:42:00 AM CEST

Stefan Swartling said: “The lives of 50 million children under-five have been saved since 2000, a testament to the serious commitment by governments and development partners to tackle preventable child deaths,”

panorama-am-en Friday, October 20, 2017 11:22:00 AM CEST

Stefan Swartling Peterson said: “The lives of 50 million children under-five have been saved since 2000, a testament to the serious commitment by governments and development partners to tackle preventable child deaths,”

panorama-am-en Friday, October 20, 2017 11:22:00 AM CEST

Judith Bryans says: “We are delighted that the UK has joined countries from across the world in demonstrating the importance of the dairy to the global community,” “When the UN set its Sustainable Development Goals it was clear that dairy was part of the solution in terms of ensuring delivery of a number of goals around nutrition, healthy populations, a healthy planet, and helping to lift people out of poverty”

foodingredientsfirst Friday, October 20, 2017 11:03:00 AM CEST

Gwynn Jones says: “We’re proud to join with others around the world endorsing the Dairy Declaration, which recognizes the major economic contribution that dairy makes to realizing the sustainable development aspirations of farmers and wider communities”

foodingredientsfirst Friday, October 20, 2017 11:03:00 AM CEST

Kwesi Quartey said: “If you want to reap a dividend you must first start by investing,”

dailytrust Friday, October 20, 2017 10:49:00 AM CEST

Agnes Kalibata said: “The urban food crisis has become a thread we can no longer ignore,”

africa-newsroom Friday, October 20, 2017 10:06:00 AM CEST

Fatih Birol said: “The good news is that a convergence of political will and cost reductions is accelerating progress”

renewableenergymagazine Friday, October 20, 2017 9:11:00 AM CEST

Irina Bokova added: “We often ask ourselves how we can better respond to the needs of youth, but who understands these needs better than the young? It is therefore vital that we take the lead in moving away from treating young people as mere beneficiaries of our work to engage them as actors and partners in developing concrete solutions that meet the challenges they face,”

unesco Friday, October 20, 2017 5:03:00 AM CEST

Dagfinn Høybraten adds: "If the business models are not economically sustainable, they will never become main-stream. What we have seen in the Nordic cooperation is that by firstly establishing a common Nordic vision on sustainable business models, based on our common values and secondly providing resources and platforms for cooperation we can facilitate and speed up existing processes. Collaboration on the basis of shared values is the key element"

euobserver Friday, October 20, 2017 4:07:00 AM CEST

Melinda Gates afirma: "O impressionante é o quanto a mudança no local do nascimento dificulta as coisas para nós"

uol Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:27:00 AM CEST

Teresa Ribeiro explica: "Essa escolha teve que ver com a visão que Portugal tem para o seu futuro, com as áreas onde entendemos que é prioritário investir para atingir os compromissos da Agenda 2030"

dn Monday, July 17, 2017 2:26:00 AM CEST

Teresa Ribeiro sublinha: "Quisemos mostrar o nosso compromisso. E quisemos, numa fase precoce, obrigar-nos a começar a trabalhar afincadamente na Agenda"

dn Monday, July 17, 2017 2:26:00 AM CEST

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