Episode 03- Common Myths About SDGs with Zuhair Shabbir & Ali Kemal

This third episode focuses on the common misconceptions built in the minds of the people about the sustainable development goals. This video aims to guide and spread awareness about the 2030 Agenda. the language is kept bi-lingual with more emphasis on URDU and Localisation of the topic to gain maximum understanding.
The host of the show, concept creation, recording, post production and ideation was conducted in-house at Federal SDGs Unit by Mr.Zuhair Shabbir (UNDP Communications Officer & Federal SDGs Support Unit located at MoPD&SI Pak Secretariat)
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Pakistan has prioritised the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will enable us to join the league of upper middle-class countries by 2030. Pakistan was the first country to adopt SDGs 2030 agenda through a unanimous resolution of the Parliament of Pakistan.

Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The 2030 Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. Which recognises that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, will implement this plan.

We are resolved to free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and want and to heal and secure our planet. We are determined to take the bold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path. As we embark on this collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets which we are announcing today demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda. They seek to build on the Millennium Development Goals and complete what these did not achieve. They seek to realize the human rights of all and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. They are integrated and indivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social and environmental.

The Goals and targets will stimulate action over the next fifteen years in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet:

People
We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment.

Planet
We are determined to protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of the present and future generations.

Prosperity
We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature.

Peace
We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.

Partnership
We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalised Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focussed in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
The interlinkages and integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals are of crucial importance in ensuring that the purpose of the new Agenda is realised. If we realize our ambitions across the full extent of the Agenda, the lives of all will be profoundly improved and our world will be transformed for the better.
The government of Pakistan conducted discussions on the post-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with all stakeholders for coordinating and strengthening efforts at federal and provincial levels to achieve Pakistan's sustainable development and poverty reduction targets.The consultation process emphasised the need for national categorisation of SDGs, improved data collection and enforcement of monitoring mechanisms.
SDGs Section, Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives
A dedicated SDGs Section has been formed at the federal level in the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives (MoP&SI) to monitor and to coordinate as a national coordinating entity.
With the aim of implementing SDGs with Mainstream, Accelerate and Policy Support approach, MoP&SI and the Provincial Planning & Development Departments partnered with UNDP under this 5-years project to establish SDG Support Units at federal and provincial levels for early institutionalization of Agenda 2030.
Disclaimer: "The video was shot following the COVID-19 SOPs at the stuidio"