{"id":163970,"date":"2022-12-02T11:37:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T15:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=163970"},"modified":"2022-12-02T12:13:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T16:13:15","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-officially-launch-sdg-website-and-training-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-officially-launch-sdg-website-and-training-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda officially launch SDG Website and Training Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-716483369\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1635343798\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p class=\"s10\"><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s5\">The Government of Antigua and <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Barbuda, is<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> seeking to scale up its advocacy<\/span><span class=\"s5\">, <\/span><span class=\"s5\">citizen engagement<\/span><span class=\"s5\">,<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> and <\/span><span class=\"s5\">national progress <\/span><span class=\"s5\">towards <\/span><span class=\"s5\">achievement of <\/span><span class=\"s5\">t<\/span><span class=\"s5\">he Sustainable Development Goals <\/span><span class=\"s5\">(SDGs) <\/span><span class=\"s5\">and the 2020 Agenda.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-4004269676\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\">T<\/span><span class=\"s5\">he <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span><span class=\"s5\">,<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">in collaboration with the United Nations Barbados and Eastern Caribbean, <\/span><span class=\"s5\">today <\/span><span class=\"s5\">launched <\/span><span class=\"s5\">a<\/span><span class=\"s5\">n SDG <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Website <\/span><span class=\"s5\">as well as a <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Training Course for Civil Servants<\/span><span class=\"s5\">, aimed at promoting awareness <\/span><span class=\"s5\">and <\/span><span class=\"s5\">the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">laying the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">framework for <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Government action<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> on the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Global Goals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\">T<\/span><span class=\"s5\">he <\/span><span class=\"s5\">website <\/span><span class=\"s5\">introduces useful<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> tools and resources <\/span><span class=\"s5\">t<\/span><span class=\"s5\">o support awareness building, w<\/span><span class=\"s5\">hile the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">training is geared to<\/span><span class=\"s5\">wards helping <\/span><span class=\"s5\">public servants and policy makers to consider their role in achieving the SDGs locally and globally<\/span><span class=\"s5\">.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-986896852\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2324567266\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-163972\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:225\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FDAFD4C5-F95F-4687-8279-FDC8B175951F.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:225\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FDAFD4C5-F95F-4687-8279-FDC8B175951F.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FDAFD4C5-F95F-4687-8279-FDC8B175951F.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:522\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FDAFD4C5-F95F-4687-8279-FDC8B175951F.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:560\/h:420\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FDAFD4C5-F95F-4687-8279-FDC8B175951F.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:80\/h:60\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FDAFD4C5-F95F-4687-8279-FDC8B175951F.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:265\/h:198\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FDAFD4C5-F95F-4687-8279-FDC8B175951F.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FDAFD4C5-F95F-4687-8279-FDC8B175951F.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\">This <\/span><span class=\"s5\">dual <\/span><span class=\"s5\">initiative <\/span><span class=\"s5\">was made possible with support from<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> the United Nations <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) <\/span><span class=\"s5\">and <\/span><span class=\"s5\">the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)<\/span><span class=\"s5\">.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-630887100\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s10\"><span class=\"s5\">In addressing the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">launch,<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Anthony Liverpool<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> gave assurances of Government\u2019s commitment towards <\/span><span class=\"s5\">localizing<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s5\">The need to achieve the sustainable development goals has gained even more prominence and importance in a post covid era as they form the blueprint for recovery, resilience building and the achievement of sustainable economic development.<\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u201d <\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-116549495\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s12\"><span class=\"s5\">Country Coordination Officer of the United Nations Resident Coordinator Officer, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Andrea Andrew<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> also noted<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">in her opening remarks <\/span><span class=\"s5\">that<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s5\">The creativity, <\/span><span class=\"s5\">knowledge<\/span><span class=\"s5\">, technology, and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDGs<\/span><span class=\"s5\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s12\"><span class=\"s5\">She emphasized that t<\/span><span class=\"s5\">he beauty of the<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> sustainable<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> goals is that everyone can contribute, and every contribution, small or big, will make an impact on our world<\/span><span class=\"s5\">.<\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-1349580226\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:379\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:285\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\">This citizen engagement initiative follows <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s successful presentation of its <\/span><span class=\"s5\">first <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Voluntary National Report<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> (VNR)<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">to the UN membership at the 2021 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. <\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-2712203379\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\">The <\/span><span class=\"s5\">VNR<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">outlined Government\u2019s progress on SDG-focused policies and <\/span><span class=\"s5\">programmes<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> under the theme \u2018Building Forward Stronger\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s5\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s10\"><span class=\"s5\">Sustainable development <\/span><span class=\"s5\">remains <\/span><span class=\"s5\">the most urgent challenge<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">of our time<\/span><span class=\"s5\">, particularly for Caribbean Small Island Developing States<\/span><span class=\"s5\">. <\/span><span class=\"s5\">While the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">global economy produces enormous wealth, <\/span><span class=\"s5\">there is also <\/span><span class=\"s5\">tremendous inequality, social exclusion, and environmental destruction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s10\"><span class=\"s5\">T<\/span><span class=\"s5\">he 2030 Agenda, unanimously adopted by UN Member States in 2015, provides guidance for addressing these global challenges. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s10\"><span class=\"s5\">The <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Government of Antigua<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> believes that <\/span><span class=\"s5\">a critical<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> step towards <\/span><span class=\"s5\">overcoming <\/span><span class=\"s5\">these challenges and achieving the ambition embodied in the SDGs,<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">to ensure prosperity for people and planet, is to build and nurture SDG capacity and knowledge for public servants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s10\">\n<div id=\"antig-194395585\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a 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