The Sustainable Development Goals, Communication and You
Professor Sharynne McLeod, School of Education
19 June 2023 1-2pm
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs https://sdgs.un.org/goals) “provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future” (UN, 2015). Each of the 17 SDGs impacts the world’s citizens and the United Nations encourages strong commitment by all stakeholders, to achieve these goals. Communication is central to the accomplishment of the SDGs and requires action from communication professionals, researchers, people with communication disability, their families and communities. This presentation will address the role of communication across the 17 SDGs by summarizing 36 papers published in a 2023 special issue of International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (open access - https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/iasl20/25/1). The 36 papers were written by authors who work in Australia, Austria, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Columbia, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, State of Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, Uganda, UK, USA, Vietnam. Innovations by communication professionals and researchers have focussed on poverty, hunger, health, education, work, innovation, climate, cities, land, oceans, justice, and partnerships. This research supports the international call for SDG 18: Communication for All. Communication for all is essential for the achievement of the SDGs and everyone has a role.
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