The SDGs is two years old and the conversations around it are gaining grounds at all levels. Especially within and among the civil society organizations as well as governments. Young people, women and persons with disability are gradually taking the center stage of the conversation.
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Build up to the maiden African Youth SDGs summit in Accra, Ghana on the 1st & 2nd November 2017, there was a twitter chat around the summit theme “Youth as Drivers of Sustainable Development" and 100s of young people and youth led organizations across Africa joined the conversation using the hashtag #AYSDGs. One of the questions was “which SDG should the African Governments prioritize in its national programs and projects as its relates to African Youth?". This question received mix reactions from participants. Many pinpointing some of the goals as their priority and must receive policy attention by African governments.
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Build up to the maiden African Youth SDGs summit in Accra, Ghana on the 1st & 2nd November 2017, there was a twitter chat around the summit theme “Youth as Drivers of Sustainable Development" and 100s of young people and youth led organizations across Africa joined the conversation using the hashtag #AYSDGs. One of the questions was “which SDG should the African Governments prioritize in its national programs and projects as its relates to African Youth?". This question received mix reactions from participants. Many pinpointing some of the goals as their priority and must receive policy attention by African governments.
Francis Maberi a young advocate in Uganda posted a very interesting tweet in response to that question. His tweet was “Difficult one! I would say no particular SDG. #SDGs are a balance diet, we need every component but in the right way”.
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| Francis Maberi's Tweet |
United Nations System Staff College outlines the core principles underpinning the 2030 Agenda which embodies Universality, Leaving no one behind, Inclusiveness, Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships as well as interconnectedness and indivisibility. The 2030 Agenda rests on the interconnected and indivisible nature of its 17 Goals. It is crucial that all entities responsible for the implementation of the Goals treat them in their entirely instead of approaching them as a menu list of individual goals from which they pick and choose.
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Francis Maberi’s assertion of the SDGs being a balance diet where dose of each is necessary to achieve prosperity for people and the planet is in line with the core principles of the Agenda. It is also important to note that, the SDGs are not arranged in any order of priority. Goal one is so important as Goal 11 or 16 and 17. The SDGs are equal and they need to be treated holistically in order to achieve the desired prosperity for people, and the planet.
Some other responses in relation to the question of which SDG should African Government prioritize are:
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