Sustainable Development Goals and Understanding of Gender
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https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2024/v43/i3/173300Keywords:
Sustainable Development Goals, Gender, Partnerships, Intersectoral Linkages, Capacity Building.Abstract
This commentary focuses on the importance of achieving gender equality in order to fulfil the 17 universal UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The article in-depth analyses an initiative undertaken in the form of a workshop among stakeholder-participants to create awareness about achieving SDG 5 on gender equality and its interlinkages with other SDGs by focusing on the methodological approaches and outcomes. It is a serious and significant attempt in realising SDGs through forging and fostering partnerships (SDG 17).
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