A panel discussion on ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDG) of United Nations (UN) was organised at the Uttaranchal Institute of Management(UIM), Uttaranchal University on Saturday. The director (UIM), Pradeep Suri delivered the inaugural address and highlighted the role of United Nations Development Plan (UNDP) which has a membership of 170 countries around the globe and it is ardently working towards accomplishment of 17 sustainable development goals. He said that the historic development of UNDP since 1992 and the final draft was approved on September 15, 2015.
The goals were set on the basis the ‘5Ps’ model comprising of People, Planet, Peace, Prosperity and Partnership. Some of the SDG’s are No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health, Gender Equality and Education for All.
The Entrepreneurship and Placement Expert, UNDP, Nitesh Kaushik spoke on sustainable
development which must continue for future generations also.
He also shared information on goals for the year 2030 which includes three aspects of opportunity, equality and equity.
The MIS expert UNDP, Ajay Purohit talked about the role of Management Information System (MIS) which focused on enabling data for action and decision-making and also, for information dissemination and review.
The disaster management expert (UNDP), Ranjan Kumar Borah detailed the process of disaster-risk management with special emphasis on managing natural calamities and mitigating the sufferings of the victims.
He projected certain visuals exemplifying the effective management techniques adopted for preventing as well as facing the hazards of disaster.
The Chancellor of university Jitender Joshi, faculty members and students were present on the occasion.