Posts Tagged 'Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs'

WFEO and the International Science Council (ISC), as Co-Chairs of the UN Science and Technological Community Major Group, co-organised and hosted a side event at the UN STI Forum on 3rd May 2023: Science Technology, Innovation, and Engineering Solutions for the SDGs: Theory, Practice and Application.

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WFEO successfully co-organised the Global Solutions Summit (GSS) (GSS 2023), in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), at the margins of the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs, which convened ...

The first STI in Africa Day was held on 2nd May 2023 at the margins of the UN STI Forum in New York, with a focus on STI4SDGs: Priority Areas, Levers and Actionable Steps for Africa.

The STI in Africa Day had two main purposes:

• To serve as a vehicle for connecting the global community to cooperate, network, showcase, share experiences, build strategic alliances, and, wherever possible, set in ...

A landmark decision was made at the WFEO Executive Council meeting held in Madrid on 1 March 2023 with the unanimous approval of the WFEO Statement of operating Values and Principles with the strong support of the WFEO President Jose Vieira and the members of the WFEO Executive Board.

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“Ï’d Blush if I could” Statement on the need for more women in STEM at UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW67) especially to avoid gender bias in Artificial Intelligence

UN Women organised the Commission on the Status of Women, an annual meeting that is the largest meeting for women, from 6 to 17 March. The Priority theme ...

The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) organized the side-event Engineering solutions for water adaptation on 4 May, within the UN STI Forum 2023 that took place at UN Headquarters in New York, on 3 and 4 May 2023.

Climate change and the consumption patterns of today’s society have increased the pressure on ...

The Climate Change Education Workshop was run successfully in partnership with UNESCO, Institution of Engineers Mauritius, a WFEO national member, the Office for Climate Education, a UNESCO Category II Centre based in Paris, the Mauritius Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, the Continue Reading →