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QNA
New York
Organised by the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations, the Generation Amazing and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), a three-day virtual training course began on Monday with the aim to enhance youth participation in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda.
In a speech inaugurating the course, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN Ambassador HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani reviewed Qatar’s sustainable strategy by hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will young people in the region being represented through football programmes.
Sheikha Alya pointed out that the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), as the leading government entity in Qatar responsible for implementing and coordinating the infrastructure, services and programmes, is implementing this strategy through the launch of the ‘Generation Amazing’ initiative.
She explained that the Generation Amazing aims to use football initiatives for development goals to address social issues by involving youth in countries with specific needs, in line with the SDGs.
The programme, she said, includes establishing community soccer pitches and providing football training for development, as well as promoting sustainable behaviour among youth in Qatar and throughout the region. Those who advocate for youth not only consider youth the driving force for positive change, but also a key factor in finding solutions to social issues, she added.
Sheikha Alya said the course is specifically held to provide youth advocates with a deeper understanding of the 2030 Agenda, the enabling role that sport plays in its implementation, and the key importance of youth participation in the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The training course is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of the 2030 Agenda, through an introduction to the post-2015 process, the 17 SDGs and their challenges, the integration of sustainable development goals policies, and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It will also set contexts for how youth can contribute to the SDGs and the role the young generation will play in the future.
It will also determine how sport, especially football, contributes to sustainability and how FIFA World Cup 2022, hosted by Qatar, sets standards for social, human, economic and environmental development.
Moreover, the course will provide a workshop to prepare young people to assume leadership positions, through simulation exercises. The workshop will provide a unique opportunity for practices and receiving feedback to enhance young people’s skills in leadership and negotiation.
The training course was led by UNITAR New York Head of Office Marco Suazo. The opening of the course was attended by SC Secretary-General Hassan Al Thawadi and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the UN HE Isabelle Picco.
New York
Organised by the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations, the Generation Amazing and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), a three-day virtual training course began on Monday with the aim to enhance youth participation in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda.
In a speech inaugurating the course, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN Ambassador HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani reviewed Qatar’s sustainable strategy by hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will young people in the region being represented through football programmes.
Sheikha Alya pointed out that the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), as the leading government entity in Qatar responsible for implementing and coordinating the infrastructure, services and programmes, is implementing this strategy through the launch of the ‘Generation Amazing’ initiative.
She explained that the Generation Amazing aims to use football initiatives for development goals to address social issues by involving youth in countries with specific needs, in line with the SDGs.
The programme, she said, includes establishing community soccer pitches and providing football training for development, as well as promoting sustainable behaviour among youth in Qatar and throughout the region. Those who advocate for youth not only consider youth the driving force for positive change, but also a key factor in finding solutions to social issues, she added.
Sheikha Alya said the course is specifically held to provide youth advocates with a deeper understanding of the 2030 Agenda, the enabling role that sport plays in its implementation, and the key importance of youth participation in the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The training course is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of the 2030 Agenda, through an introduction to the post-2015 process, the 17 SDGs and their challenges, the integration of sustainable development goals policies, and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It will also set contexts for how youth can contribute to the SDGs and the role the young generation will play in the future.
It will also determine how sport, especially football, contributes to sustainability and how FIFA World Cup 2022, hosted by Qatar, sets standards for social, human, economic and environmental development.
Moreover, the course will provide a workshop to prepare young people to assume leadership positions, through simulation exercises. The workshop will provide a unique opportunity for practices and receiving feedback to enhance young people’s skills in leadership and negotiation.
The training course was led by UNITAR New York Head of Office Marco Suazo. The opening of the course was attended by SC Secretary-General Hassan Al Thawadi and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the UN HE Isabelle Picco.
