Sustainable Development Goals 1-17

Zaldy Carreon De Leon Jr.

Global Academy for Human Excellence upholds to the ideals of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Identifying these goals within theoretical and practical approaches in the various fields of endeavors with special functions in education through the social media, the international professional organization enfolds its full support to the dissemination of these valuable information that needs an urgent and immediate response, not just by world; but by a world that thinks like a one. The United Nations Sustainable Goals embody the immediate concern of the world leaders on the current problems that threaten, not just a single nation or continent, but everyone on earth. The reality is that these problems are so wide spread that the condition of the people who are affected by these, felt a little human - since the conditions and situations that are necessary to make them feel one are, at a level, low. One problem for the world is the cooperation and unity of everyone - setting political quarrels and other conflicts out. As the contemporary scholarship made its way towards understanding each other through research and development. And the wayward home to understanding each other is by giving all these significant, relevant and important goals a chance to 'mainstream' itself unto the 'systems' of the world. As long as we keep stagnant in visualizing ourselves apart from other 'races', then there will be no cooperation to stand before the success of these goals. What we need to do is to keep the goals working to start peace and prosperity. It is said that peace and conflicts studies is an extremely broad and interdisciplinary field that is studied at universities throughout Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Because it encompasses such a wide range of issues from war and humanitarian intervention to peace-building and international cooperation to sustainable development and social justice, peace and conflict studies scholars can draw on traditional disciplines such as history, philosophy, geography, and political economy, the full range of the social sciences, as well as more applied fields such as law, war studies, international relations, human rights, development studies, policy studies, and public administration. Moreover, much of the research in this area comes not only from universities and think tanks, but also from practitioners working at the assortment of governmental and non-governmental organizations actively engaged in policy-making, advocacy, and on-the-ground activities around these issues. Besides its firmly interdisciplinary character, what therefore distinguishes peace and conflict studies from other fields of inquiry is its strong normative commitment to resolving conflict and promoting peace while minimizing violence and suffering and maximizing justice. The challenge for the field today is to continue to maintain its critical interdisciplinary perspective, while at the same time remaining relevant to and engaged with real-world policy and action. However, broad is the concept, these are defined to specific goals that needs to be addressed by the leaders of each country - not as an individual country, but as a system working together. Thus, according to an article, systems thinking is an approach to integration that is based on the belief that the component parts of a system will act differently when isolated from the system’s environment or other parts of the system. Standing in contrast to positivist and reductionist thinking, systems thinking sets out to view systems in a holistic manner. Consistent with systems philosophy, systems thinking concerns an understanding of a system by examining the linkages and interactions between the elements that comprise the whole of the system.  Systems thinking in practice encourages us to explore inter-relationships (context and connections), perspectives (each actor has their own unique perception of the situation) and boundaries (agreeing on scope, scale and what might constitute an improvement). Systems thinking is particularly useful in addressing complex or wicked problem situations. These problems cannot be solved by any one actor, any more than a complex system can be fully understood from only one perspective. Moreover, because complex adaptive systems are continually evolving, systems thinking is oriented towards organizational and social learning – and adaptive management. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals focused on the problem with intense and critical adjustments made to suit in the current situations and conditions. It is said that when you encounter situations which are complex and messy, then systems thinking can help you understand the situation systemically. This helps us to see the big picture – from which we may identify multiple leverage points that can be addressed to support constructive change. It also helps us see the connectivity between elements in the situation, so as to support joined-up actions. You can start with this presentation –  Intro-systems-thinking-and-systemic-design-concepts-and-tools  – that provides a framework for thinking about systems thinking in the context of a decision making cycle. The links below point to other sources introducing systems thinking and how to manage and facilitate it to support a collective understanding of a problem situation. In this way, the United Nations, as one body of concerned individuals, tries all their energy an capacity to review the status of the world, in general, in terms of the general problems that needs to be sustained and developed. The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world: GOAL 1: No Poverty GOAL 2: Zero Hunger GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being GOAL 4: Quality Education GOAL 5: Gender Equality GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production GOAL 13: Climate Action GOAL 14: Life Below Water GOAL 15: Life on Land GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal Let us commit ourselves in achieving these goals, one step at a time; but 'one giant leap for mankind.' Sources: http://www.tufs.ac.jp/common/pg/pcs/About/PeaceConflict/ https://learningforsustainability.net/systems-thinking/