Event
The strategic role of engineering for accelerating the delivery of the 2030 Agenda
Engineering has always been a means to address UNESCO’s priorities and has become increasingly important in order to progress the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) was created under the auspices of UNESCO in 1968 and represents some 30 million engineers through its 100 members, which are national and regional professional engineering institutions.
WFEO is an NGO in official relations with UNESCO (associate status), as well as in liaison status at the United Nations ECOSOC and with other UN agencies and intergovernmental agencies. UNESCO and WFEO have now a 50+ year history of fruitful cooperation.
This event aims to present the UNESCO-WFEO partnership and contributions to the SDGs by working with Member States, especially on engineering capacity building and education, and how it is relevant to the variety of regional and national contexts with regard to building more inclusive and responsible communities.
The meeting will include three sessions:
- UNESCO and WFEO’s long history of partnership for engineering;
- Recent Milestones and Key Initiatives, and;
- Roundtable on mobilizing Engineers for UNESCO Member States’ Priorities.
