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During this Lightning Talk at the #SDGActionZone, Oscar Nominee Fernando Meirelles (City of God) delivers a rallying call urging a global restoration movement for the planet. Spotlighting his recent film ‘The Great Green Wall’, together with personal insights on the Amazon forest fires that have ripped through his native Brazil.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 https://sdgaction.zone

There is a fatal disconnect in global development policy for young people as leading health burdens continue to be neglected. For this Lightning Talk at the #SDGActionZone, Avi Silverman, Deputy Director FIA Foundation interviews Mandela Zoleka, Global Ambassador of the Child Health Initiative on the the biggest issues facing adolescents such as mental health, HIV/AIDs, and road traffic injury. These issues need more attention for delivering Universal Health Coverage for all #UHC.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍.

Find out more 👉 https://sdgaction.zone

Uganda hosts over 1.4 million refugees, and health human resource gaps in rural public health facilities in emergency settings increase out of pocket expenditure for health care as refugees resort to private health facilities. In this Lightning Talk at the #SDGActionZone, Frank Ategeka, Executive Director of Rural Aid Foundation describes how a health worker fellowship can address this for Universal Health Coverage #UHC.

Learn more about the Rural Aid Foundation 👉 www.ruralaiduganda.org

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 www.sdgaction.zone

At the #SDGActionZone Taleb Brahim, a Sahrawi refugee, shares his personal story about how he built a hydroponics system to grow fresh vegetables in the harsh desert climate of the Western Sahara. His system inspired the UN World Food Programme’s hydroponics programme which is now in four countries.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 https://sdgaction.zone

At the #SDGActionZone, #SDG Advocate Dr. Alaa Murabit, environmental activist and founder of Plus 1 vote Saad Amer, and #MYWorld360 youth filmmaker Guillerme Noval address how actions for the Sustainable Development Goals need to be implemented for the Agenda 2030.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 https://sdgaction.zone

Overwhelmed with the possibility of what the future of his two year old daughter might look like at its current trajectory, the actor and director spent 4 years travelling the world looking for the best solutions to our ecological crisis. He turned that journey into a film and book called 2040, sharing insights from his journey at the #SDGActionZone. It is a visual letter to his now 5 year old daughter showing her what the world would look like in 2040 if we put into practice today, the best solutions that already exist. From decentralised energy systems to regenerative agriculture and giant seaweed forests, the film shows us that we actually have everything we need to solve this dilemma.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 https://sdgaction.zone

Humanity can only defeat climate change when we work together, and trust each other. Joseph Pallant, Founder of Blockchain for Climate Foundation speaks at the #SDGActionZone how his foundation and Ecotrust Canada are putting Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on the blockchain, to enable cross-border collaboration & investment in emissions reductions.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 https://sdgaction.zone

During this Lightning Talk at the #SDGActionZone Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will outline the game-changing role of space technology for climate action for achieving the #SDGs by 2030.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 https://sdgaction.zone

At the #SDGActionZone Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director International Trade Centre, talks about the important link between Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic and their connection to other #SDGs to eradicate poverty and inequalities.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 https://sdgaction.zone

Does digital investments hold the key to better healthcare, improved agriculture services and higher quality education? At the #SDGActionZone CEO of the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL), Kate Wilson, addresses how tools can help leaders leverage their investments in technology for the #SDGs.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 www.sdgaction.zone

It is easy to get depressed about corruption and injustice, isn’t it? At the #SDGActionZone, Blair Glencorse, Executive Director of Accountability Lab explains how the Integrity Icon campaign flips the narrative in celebrating outstanding public servants in various government sectors to rebuild trust when we need it most.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 www.sdgaction.zone

People and organisations are taking Action for the #SDGs in different locations around the world as part of the Global Week to Act4SDGs. Some of most inspiring actions are highlighted at the #SDGActionZone.
During this Re-cap of action, Gina Lucarelli from the UNDP Accelerator Lab shares innovative solutions from around the world to development challenges of our time.

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉 www.sdgaction.zone


How does the Global Week of Action fit into this?
While world leaders gathered at UN Summits in New York more than 21 Million people in over 1000 cities in 180 countries took action for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Browse through all global #act4SDGs 👉 www.act4sdgs.org

People and organisations are taking Action for the SDGs in different locations around the world as part of the Global Week to Act4SDGs. At the #SDGActionZone some of the most inspiring Actions taking place during this week are highlighted. Mohammed Sabo Keana is Team Lead of the Almajiri Child Rights Initiative in Nigeria and talks about the initiative's campaign fighting for the rights of more than 10 million socially excluded children. 

What is the #SDGActionZone?
Held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, the #SDGActionZone is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.

From 23 to 27 September 2019, the #SDGActionZone showcased various events to gather, share stories and lessons, and devise plans to accelerate SDG action. #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌍

Find out more 👉  www.sdgaction.zone

How does the Global Week of Action fit into this? 
While world leaders gathered at UN Summits in New York more than 21 Million people in over 1000 cities in 180 countries took action for the Sustainable Development Goals. 
Browse through all global actions 👉 www.act4sdgs.org

MODERATOR:
Francyne Harrigan
Chief
Development Section, Strategic Communications Division, Department of Public Information, UN

SPEAKERS:
Mitchell Toomey
Director
UN SDG Action Campaign

Dr Ingolf Dietrich
Director
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

H.E. Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire
Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs
Government of Nigeria

Aya Chebbi
Co-founder / Founding Chair
The Voice of Women Initiative / Afrika Youth Movement

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

MODERTOR:
Evan Woodnorth
Deutsche Welle


SPEAKER:
H.E. Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State
Nigeria

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

MODERATOR:
Louis Motaal
Climate Justice Ambassador
Plant-for-the-Planet

SPEAKER:
Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

"The Journey" is an innovative Virtual Reality experience that engages the viewer in three young lives, following their journies as they attempt to survive, thrive and prosper in three of the toughest environments across the world — Ethiopia, South Sudan and Chad.

Learn how this VR experience highlights the importance of supporting youth, enabling them to escape the vicious cycle of poverty.

INTRODUCTION:
Mitchell Toomey
Director
UN SDG Action Campaign

MODERATOR:
Christine Kahmann
UNICEF Germany

SPEAKERS:
Dr. Ingolf Dietrich
Director,
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Toby Fricker
Emergency Communications Specialist
UNICEF and Co-Producer of the VR film The Journey

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

Saving lives and enhancing education in conflict zones and low resource countries using simple and complex technologies.

SPEAKER:
Dr Waheed Arian
Founder
Arian Teleheal

Dr. Waheed Arian spent his childhood in a refugee camp in war-torn Afghanistan during the Soviet conflict and now uses technology to provide healthcare education to medics in conflict zones. A Cambridge medical graduate and emergency medical doctor, Dr. Arian founded Arian Teleheal to utilize telemedicine to save lives and improve futures in war zones.

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

SPEAKER:
Hélène Papper
Director
United Nations Information Centre in Bogota, for Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

Hear from Karen Hallows who is the International Coordinator at Peace Boat, a Japan-based NGO, about how this sailing ship creates space three times per year for 1,000 people to engage in dialogue, discussion and learning experiences around global issues such as climate change. Coming to a port near you soon, Ecoship is the world's greenest cruise ship and will be the flagship for the SDGs.

SPEAKER:
Karen Hallows
International Coordinator
Peace Boat

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

Traditional solutions are no longer reliable for advancing sustainable development in today's dynamic world. These creative minds share their stories of how to think of development outside of traditional models in three-minute talks.

Talk One: Holding Hands with the Sun is Holding Hands with the
Future - Making Energy Access Tangible for All

Focused on SDGs #3 Good Health and Well-Being, #4 Quality Education, #5 Gender Equality, #13 Climate Action and especially #7 Affordable and Clean Energy, Little Sun founder Olafur Eliasson speaks about innovative ways to make sustainable energy tangible with creative tools, artistic activities and solar workshops.

SPEAKER:
Rabea Koss
Head of Press and Communications
Little Sun

Talk Two: Intergenerational Collaboration for the SDGs

To advance sustainable development, we need to break free of our generational and sectoral silos. There are innovative SDG awareness-raising initiatives emerging in schools and businesses but mostly in isolation. Dr. Harriett Marshall of Partner Up 2030 highlights effective models of cross-sectoral and intergenerational collaboration.

SPEAKER:
Harriet Marshall
Lead
Partner Up 2030

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

SPEAKER:
Tauni Lanier
Senior Advisor
United Smart Cities & United for
Sustainable Smart Cities

INTERVIEWER:
Evan Woodnorth
Deutsche Welle

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

MODERATOR:
Kristin Gutekunst
Executive Producer
UNVR for the UN SDG Action Campaign

SPEAKERS:
Parisa Zagat
Head of Policy Programs
Oculus

Dimitri Moore
Video Producer & Storytelling Coach
Digital Promise Global

Abel Caine
UNESCO (MGIEP)

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

Visual storytelling is a powerful tool to raise awareness about the SDGs and ultimately end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice and tackle climate change. Mitchell Toomey, Director of the UN SDG Action Campaign, Stuart Poore, Sustainability & Government Affairs Director, along with Ulla Lohmann, World Photographer, CANON Ambassador and Cordt Riemann, participant of the Young People Program, German Edition 2017 talk about Canon's Young People Program that engages young people and gives them the tools they need to tell their stories and raise their voices.

SPEAKERS:
Mitchell Toomey
Director
UN SDG Action Campaign

Stuart Poore
Sustainability & Government Affairs Director
CANON

Ulla Lohmann
World Photographer
CANON Ambassador

Cordt Riemann
participant
Young People Program, German Edition 2017

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

SPEAKER:
Kishore G
Youth SDG mobilizer

Kishore G. is a 19-year-old budding leader who believes in doing what you love. Being a motivational speaker, community mobilizer and a social worker, he is a passionate young guy determined to bring a positive change in the society. At the Global Festival of Action, he will share his experience with transforming from a person who had no concern about the world to a person who worked on more than 3 SDGs in one year.

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"

This talk brings things home. It highlights the reality that huge populations remain marginalised and excluded from full socioeconomic participation in Europe’s capital cities as elsewhere. In a project carried out in one of Europe’s largest social housing projects near Paris, we were able to show local government that it is possible to coordinate with a broad spectrum of actors towards building effective, accountable and inclusive services at all levels. Tackling the SDG’s requires us to act urgently and boldly, unafraid of risk and willing to strike unlikely partnerships. We also need more effective tools to make the participatory approaches from the last decades more orientated towards actionable solutions that can be tried and tested and implemented with greater success rates - This is where ‘human centred design’ steps in. This cutting edge work is bringing international development into the 21st century.

SPEAKERS:
Chris Lunch
CEO
InsightShare

Andres Bedoya
Innovations Project Manager
d.school Paris

"The Global Festival fo Action is the world's most inspiring annual #SDGs gathering, powered by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign @SDGaction
www.SDGactionCampaign.org
#SDGglobalFest #ACT4SDGs @SDGglobalFest"