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[Themed Report] Sustainable Development Goal Number 8 Plays Pivotal Role in Efforts to Achieve 2030 Agenda. |
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by Rosa Domingos | 20-07-2019 22:19
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So far, many countries has been putting their best foot forward to achieving the SDGs in their respective countries. One of them now has been see as the key in ensuring that all countries meet their goals. But before we get to the topic at hand, I would like to lay down the definition of sustainable DEVELOPMENT (or SD). SD refers to the utilisation of nature resources and technologies in a manner that secure the growth of a nation or the plantet, whilst ensure the absolute conservation and protection of the natural resources and the planet for the use by future generations (African News, 2019). SDG 8, which is Growth and economic development has now been seen a key SDG for the achievement of all the other 16 SDGs. How? You may be asking... Well, Sustainable development goal number 8 is a multidimensional goal that lies at the heart of the global 2030 Agenda. It was under spotlight at the political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) that was underway in New York (African News, 2019). Speaking in a Workers and Trade Unions Major Group side event at the Forum, Oliver Chinganya, Director of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) African Centre for Statistics, said success on SDG8 can not only help achieve a number of other SDGs, but also promote inclusive and sustainable development and make a tangible contribution to improving peoples’ lives and well-being. SDG8 seeks to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all with ultimately connects it to keys SDGs such as zero hunger, no poverty, SDG15 and 16. Oliver also mentioned that inclusive and sustainable economic growth can drive progress and generate the means to implement the SDGS. He did not fail to mention that though the production of social and economic statistics in Africa has improved over the past 20 years, many countries still lacked the statistical capacity to collect, manage, and report on the SDGs in general, in particular labour market data and statistics, thus made it hard to monitor progress. In order to address these challenges, Oliver suggested the ECA, in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), work together to improve labour market information systems in member States as part of building requisite capacity for collection, analysis and dissemination of data to support credible policymaking in Africa (African News, 2019). Looking ahead, new potentials for enhancing productive employment will emerg in Africa. Oliver mentioned that we need to look at deepening regional integration through the newly agreed African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This will boost Africa’s GDP by 1 percent and total employment by 1.2 percent. According to our research, small and medium sized enterprises, accounting for 80 percent of the region’s businesses; women, who represent 70 percent of the informal cross-border traders and the youth, will be able to find new employment opportunities and be among the key beneficiaries of the agreement. ECA estimates that the AfCFTA has the potential to boost intra-African trade by 52.3 percent by eliminating import duties, which can double if non-tariff barriers are also reduced and have concomitant impact on creating employment. For Africa with a population dominated by young people – nearly 20 per cent of continent’s total population is in the 15-24 age bracket – there needs to be greater emphasis on upgrading skills through technical and vocation education (African News, 2019). Moreover, young people are neither idle nor helpless in transforming their socio-economic predicament, they are key actors and leaders in numerous initiatives. It is therefore critical to involve and engage them in policy processes Doing business reforms aimed at simplifying and streamlining the doing business environment, especially the regulatory framework, is therefore key to unlocking the potential of the private sector to create employment opportunities (African News, 2019). In all honesty, we have a lot to learn from each other’s experiences and it's important that we work together to achieve SDGs. The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, is being held under the theme; “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality". Reference list: African News - https://www.africanews.com/2019/07/19/sustainable-development-goal-8-sdg8-plays-pivotal-role-in-efforts-to-achieve-2030-agenda-says-chinganya/ Date 20 July 2019 |
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17 Comments
Greetings Rosa
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Sus
Posted 15-03-2020 16:41
Hey Bwalya!
Thank you so much for your kind words! You also provide excellent reports and I thank you for taking the time to read mine.
With gratitude,
Rosa
Posted 02-08-2019 15:26
Rosa you always give excellent detailed reports. It is always a privilege to read your articles.
Posted 02-08-2019 09:50
Hey Eliza!
Thank you for much for reading and commenting on my report! You are indeed welcome :)
Kind regards,
Rosa
Posted 29-07-2019 19:38
Hey Mentor Louis!
Thank you for reading and commenting on my work!
I totally concur with what you and Mentor Wohnee stated. Sustaining the economy to bring about the achievements of SDGs will go a long way for many nations. And it is an aspect that needs further concentration.
Kind regards,
Rosa
Posted 29-07-2019 19:37
Hey there Mentor Wonhee,
Thank you for reading and commenting on my report! I do agree with you, creating jobs for people with encourage a steady achievements of goals!
Kind regards,
Rosa
Posted 29-07-2019 19:34
Hey there Nikolay!
That is a very good question. And in own opinion, I would answer the question by saying that the countries who choose to compete instead of uniting are those that either: are well developed economically or are those that are moving into being economically steady like those that are currently. It is quite sad to say this but I do believe that it may take a global catastrophe for these nations to actually see that it is not all about them, but that of working together so that we all come out strong on the on the other side.
Saying that we as people should unite and not actually act on it is also hypocritical of us. We need to start somewhere, our politicians and authorities are people too, they will have to listen once a nation decided to stir up an uproar against issues such as this.
That's my take. What is yours? I would love to know.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my report Nikolay!
Kind regards,
Rosa
Posted 29-07-2019 19:32
Thanks for your report!
Posted 28-07-2019 20:25
Hi Rosa,
Thank you for writing this report and I think this report contains a lot of useful information about SDGs. I'd like to point out that Oliver did actually mentioned great points and I totally agree with him. As he mentioned, inclusive and sustainable economic growth is highly critical because without economic growth, sustainable development cannot be maintained. Overall, I enjoyed reading your report! :) Please keep up with the good work.
Louis Mentor
Posted 26-07-2019 00:44
Hello Rosa
Thank you for sharing your report on the importance of SDG 8 in achieving sustainable development goals. It seems that Oliver Chinganya has a specific blueprint on boosting economic growth. I think the key point of achieving SDG 8 is being 'Inclusive and sustainable'. By creating stable jobs and encouraging cooperation between nations, we can take one step forward. Keep up the good work!
Wonhee Mentor
Posted 24-07-2019 22:21
Hello, Rosa, your article contains a lot of interesting and important information about the sdgs. Thank you for that! But I have identified the following as a key point: in order to achieve the sustainable development goals, it is necessary that all countries of the world unite. And here is the question: how to achieve this if the governments of modern States are more determined to compete than to cooperate. It's interesting to know what you think about it.
Posted 24-07-2019 04:14
Hey Thawdar!
Thank you for reading and commenting on my report!
Warm regards
Ms Rosa Domingos
Posted 22-07-2019 00:13
Really good to know how seniors are doing on SDGs and enjoyed and learnt about the topic! Thank you for the report! 💚
Posted 21-07-2019 23:13
Hey Kushal!
Thank you for reading my work and commenting! Much appreciated!
Posted 21-07-2019 22:47
Hello Rosa
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about how Sustainable Development Goal Number 8 Plays Pivotal Role in Efforts to Achieve 2030 Agenda. This is really an impressive report. I always feel glad to be read your reports as they are always amazing.
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 21-07-2019 21:38
Hey Rafa!
Thank you for reading my work!
Kind regards!
Posted 21-07-2019 02:06
Well written
Keep up the good work
Posted 21-07-2019 00:29