ILO participates in UN media sensitization session to improve SDG reporting in Trinidad and Tobago
UN Resident Coordinator’s Office organized a media sensitization session on 04 April 2022 to educate journalists and editors on the structure of the UN in Trinidad and Tobago, its scope of work, priority areas of work and major projects.
Many journalists are still unaware of the extent of the United Nations (UN) system in Trinidad and Tobago and its operations within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework. Against this backdrop the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office organized a media sensitization session on 04 April 2022 to educate journalists and editors on the structure of the UN in Trinidad and Tobago, its scope of work, priority areas of work and major projects.
Ten journalists representing various news agencies participated in the session that provided the opportunity to engage with and open channels of communication to Heads of Agencies, programme specialists/experts and communications focal points.
In his remarks, Dennis Zulu, Resident Coordinator a.i., stated that “Today, as we spend time talking with you about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that Trinidad and Tobago, like all UN member States, have signed up to achieve by the year 2030, only eight years from now, we ask you to keep these development goals in mind as you craft your reporting.”
During the session agencies delivered presentations on their ongoing work with Government and key stakeholders on a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and migration, while tackling climate change and environmental protection to support the SDGs and Agenda 2030.
Lars Johansen, Deputy Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, during his presentation clarified why the importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
He emphasized the crucial role that ILO’s tripartite structure (workers, employers and governments) plays in achieving the Goals and underlined the unanimous adoption of the Global Call to Action for a human-centred COVID-19 recovery in June 2021 at the ILO’s International Labour Conference (ILC). The Call to Action prioritizes the creation of decent jobs for all and addresses the inequalities caused by the crisis and is grounded in the ILO’s Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work. It provides a path for accelerating practical implementation of the Declaration through enhanced policies and investment that support a broad-based, fully-inclusive recovery.
The session provided momentum for improved visibility to UN Country Team Projects and raised awareness on the national development objectives based on Trinidad and Tobago’s commitment to the SDGs and Agenda 2030. As key stakeholders it is important that the media understands the technical and operational issues on SDGs since it is critical for disseminating information, and raising awareness to various sectors including: government, the private sector and civil society.
Ten journalists representing various news agencies participated in the session that provided the opportunity to engage with and open channels of communication to Heads of Agencies, programme specialists/experts and communications focal points.
In his remarks, Dennis Zulu, Resident Coordinator a.i., stated that “Today, as we spend time talking with you about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that Trinidad and Tobago, like all UN member States, have signed up to achieve by the year 2030, only eight years from now, we ask you to keep these development goals in mind as you craft your reporting.”
During the session agencies delivered presentations on their ongoing work with Government and key stakeholders on a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and migration, while tackling climate change and environmental protection to support the SDGs and Agenda 2030.
Lars Johansen, Deputy Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, during his presentation clarified why the importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Goal 8 which aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.
He emphasized the crucial role that ILO’s tripartite structure (workers, employers and governments) plays in achieving the Goals and underlined the unanimous adoption of the Global Call to Action for a human-centred COVID-19 recovery in June 2021 at the ILO’s International Labour Conference (ILC). The Call to Action prioritizes the creation of decent jobs for all and addresses the inequalities caused by the crisis and is grounded in the ILO’s Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work. It provides a path for accelerating practical implementation of the Declaration through enhanced policies and investment that support a broad-based, fully-inclusive recovery.
The session provided momentum for improved visibility to UN Country Team Projects and raised awareness on the national development objectives based on Trinidad and Tobago’s commitment to the SDGs and Agenda 2030. As key stakeholders it is important that the media understands the technical and operational issues on SDGs since it is critical for disseminating information, and raising awareness to various sectors including: government, the private sector and civil society.