Junior Chamber International (JCI) adopted the United Nations Agenda of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals at the JCI global Summit

SINT MAARTEN - JCI, UNICEF and other key partners adopted the United Nations agenda of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals known as SDGs on 30^th and 31^st August, 2015. This has gain interest to JCI members to share their views in discussing the various topics at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

At the culmination of the JCI Global Summit it was evident that the JCI main objective is to create a better livelihood for all human beings by  allow access to the basic necessities human need to survive on a daily basis through positive and sustainable changes. These changes are geared towards all despite one’s gender, colour, religion or creed.

By providing adequate training to its members, the organization is confident that its members will be fully equipped with the necessary skills to bring about positive changes in various communities. Likewise building partnership with entities who shares the same goals of the JCI there is no doubt that these various ventures can only be successful in aiding and improving the quality of life.  

The goals of the JCI are built on three focal points, which undoubltly will ensure the smooth implementation of the SDG’s. Firstly, health and wellness, secondly, education and economic empowerment and lastly, sustainability. It’s upon theses focal points the SDG’s will be birth and more importantly produces evidences of their success in assisting and aiding the human race.

It’s the goal of the organization to eradicate poverty and hunger, to administer programmes to ensure healthy lifestyles, equitable quality education, gender equality, sustainable water and climate solutions, sustainable economic growth, the construction of resilient infrastructure, build stronger cities for human settlement, to protect and restore ways for the continuous use of the ecosystem.

Through perseverance and due diligence the SDG’s can be achieve and lead to positive changes which will benefits individuals who are in dire needs of these assistance and they toil day after day hoping and waiting for changes to come.

The United Nations 17 SDGs will be on the agenda for the next 15 years from 2015-2030.Heads of Government will meet at the United nations Building also to discussion the needs of the adoption of the SDGs in September.

JCI will be celebrating 100 years in Kanazwa, Japan in November. Kiwanis International has become Partners with JCI on 31th August, 2015 and will be celebrating 100 years also.  The 17 SDGs can be seen on the website of http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/