The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals launched by the United Nations (UN) and adopted by 193 UN Member States in 2015. The goals represent an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership to work toward peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership to work toward peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.
We have all heard the saying ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, and to that we would add, ‘a picture can change the world’. By promoting awareness about a better world, a photograph can have significant impact by inspiring change. The secretariat of the UAE National Committee on the Sustainable Development Goals, the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), in collaboration with Hamdan bin Mohammed International Photography Award (HIPA) launched the ‘SDG Photography Award’ in May 2019 as a platform to allow for a visual interpretation of the 17 goals, and raise global awareness around the SDGs, through the lens of photographers of all levels.
4,105 photographers from 132 nationalities shared inspirational stories by capturing the SDGs through their camera lenses. Each photograph can be connected to an SDG, and this award helped to give a voice to the most vulnerable to tell their community’s story and their efforts towards the global goals.
Story telling is another form of art to share aspirations about a better world that can inspire action for a prosperous and sustainable future. Voices of our Future Generations (VoFG) provides the ideal opportunity to hear from you, the generation of the future, on how you would imagine the world while having the SDGs as a roadmap for a better future.
To see more of the inspiring photographs from the SDG Photography Award, take a look at the publication
About the UAE National Committee on SDGs:
The UAE National Committee on SDGs was formed by decree of the UAE Cabinet in January 2017. The committee is chaired by her Excellency Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and FCSA serves as vice-chair and secretariat to the Committee. The committee in its membership includes 17 federal entities who are responsible for the national implementation of the SDGs and monitoring and reporting the progress made towards achieving the Global Agenda.
We are excited about the future, and to share our knowledge with you to become part of the UAEs journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Write to us at SDGs@fcsa.gov.ae
