The topic of the S is Ways of Knowing, Modes of Living: Dialogues across a fragmented Earth for the 2030 Agenda. The challenges and existential threats that underlie the , demand action. How do we find new and innovative ways to develop sustainable actions rooted in the SDGs? Within this Conference, Day Zero will be an academic festival with creative spaces (workshops, exhibitions, debates, etc.) presenting work of relevance to the SDGs. For Day Zero, the UN Academic Impact (UNAI) has organized this event:
Topic: YOUTH INNOVATION IN THE DECADE OF ACTION: STORIES FROM UNIVERSITIES
Date: Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Time: 9:30am to 11am [New York time]
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Objective: The event aims at highlighting the critical role of younger generations in addressing local and global challenges, particularly in these complex times derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, to advance the 2030 Agenda with innovative ideas and solutions. Students have been role models on campuses and beyond, to show how small-scale projects can make a significant contribution to the SDGs. We will hear stories from students at different UNAI member institutions and alumni of the UNAI-MCN Fellowship Program.
Presenters:
- Noha Al-Khalqi, Programs Director, Millennium Campus Network
- Abigail Canales Ibarra, Partnerships Manager, Millennium Campus Network
- Marissa Mojena, Student at the University of Pennsylvania (United States)
- Melissa Haketa, Student at the University of Zambia (Zambia)
- Vaishnavi Menon, Student at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (India)
- Aurora Pinelli, Student at the University College London (United Kingdom)
- Nayaab Mahomed, Student at De Montfort University (United Kingdom)
