Part of Blog Series: Global Issues, Local Solutions – Calgary Organizations Spotlight The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations focuses on global issues but aims to solve them through the local solutions available in each and every community. With this perspective in mind, we at United Nations Associations Read more…
By: Josephine Mary In a recent conversation with an ESG professional, I took a pause and reflected on my education choices which I took based on the knowledge and resources I had. After 10 years, a part of me wondered about the massive education opportunities my fellow speaker had known Read more…
Understanding Racism in International Development Recently, members of UNAC-Calgary had the privilege of attending a 6-session design lab on Anti-Racism in International Development hosted by Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC). Aimed at members of the international development sector in Alberta, this series of participatory training sessions focused on using Read more…
By: Angelina Patoka In the Western world, particularly in highly developed cities, there is frequently a nonchalance to global governance. Even though Sustainable Cities and Communities is the eleventh Global Goal, many Calgarians (like many urban citizens in the West) seem to think of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Read more…