The genesis of the SDGs: Redefining development
In this panel, the authors of the book "Redefining the development: the extraordinary genesis of the Goals of Sustainable Development", will share revealing data on the origin, advances and challenges of the SDGs in different multilateral and negotiation scenarios. The former presidents Martín Torrijos and José María Aznar will participate.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) transformed the development agenda, moving from a narrow and isolated set of objectives that should be fulfilled exclusively by countries in development, to a dynamic, inclusive and universal framework. They generated an integrated view of the world, addressing in an integral way all the dimensions of development. This story will be shared by Paula Caballero and Patti Londoño, authors of the book "Redefiniendo el desarrollo: la extraordinary génesis de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sustenible", which will be presented during our meeting "Many voices, una region: Latin America and the Caribbean working on the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development".
Thanks to this event, in which ex-presidents Juan Manuel Santos (Colombia) and José María Aznar (Spain) will also participate, we will have the opportunity to learn from a rich primary source about the remarkable journey of the SDGs concept, its acceptance, the Rio+20 process in 2012 and its integration into the real negotiation process. In conclusion, we will have access to a rich treasure of negotiation documents, rarely available to the general public.
To this date, the Sustainable Development Goals are the backbone of the international development agenda with a broad acceptance, by the public and private sectors both nationally and worldwide. In this sense, we have a vital role in accelerating results through strategic funding of the efforts of multiple stakeholders who work together to implement the SDGs in an integrated and interrelated manner.
Date: Monday, September 19th
Time:
- 3:30 p.m. United States (Los Angeles) 🇺🇸
- 4:30 p.m. Costa Rica 🇨🇷, El Salvador 🇸🇻 , Honduras 🇭🇳
- 5:30 p.m. Colombia 🇨🇴, Ecuador 🇪🇨, United States (Chicago) 🇺🇸, Jamaica 🇯🇲, México 🇲🇽, Panamá 🇵🇦, Perú 🇵🇪
- 6:30 p.m. Barbados 🇧🇧, Bolivia 🇧🇴, United States (New York) 🇺🇸 , Venezuela 🇻🇪, Paraguay 🇵🇾, Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
- 07:30 p.m. Argentina 🇦🇷, Brazil 🇧🇷, Chile 🇨🇱, Uruguay 🇺🇾
- 11:30 a.m. Portugal 🇵🇹
- 12:30 a.m. Spain 🇪🇸
The event will be broadcasted live through this site and our YouTube channel
Agenda
Introductory Remarks
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- Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President of CAF -Development Bank of Latin America-
Speakers
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- José María Aznar, Former Prime Minister of Spain and Club de Madrid Member
- Martín Torrijos, Former President of Panama
- Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Alejandro Werner, Director of the Institute of the Americas, Georgetown
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- Paula Caballero, author
- Patti Londoño, author
Closing Remarks
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- Dan Restrepo, Former principal advisor to President Barack Obama on issues related to Latin America
- Darren Ware, Senior Vice President of Government Engagement of Mastercard
CAF- UNITAR MoU Signature
CAF- Mastercard Signature MoU
CAF-Georgetown MoU Signature
Participants
Sergio Díaz-Granados
Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Sergio Díaz-Granados
Executive President, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Sergio Díaz-Granados has extensive experience in public and private service, both nationally and internationally, with special emphasis on regional development and integration issues. Before assuming the presidency of CAF, he served as Executive Director for Colombia at the Inter-American Development Bank. He previously held the positions of Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Vice Minister of Business Development and President of the Boards of Directors of Bancóldex and ProColombia. He also has been a congressman and chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Colombia’s House of Representatives.
José María Aznar
Former Prime Minister of Spain and Club de Madrid Member
José María Aznar
Former Prime Minister of Spain and Club de Madrid Member
Martín Torrijos
Former President of the Republic Panama
Martín Torrijos
Former President of the Republic Panama
Juan Manuel Santos
Former President of Colombia and 2016 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Juan Manuel Santos
Former President of Colombia and 2016 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Político y economista colombiano, expresidente de la República de Colombia. Fue ministro de Comercio Exterior de César Gaviria, ministro de Hacienda de Andrés Pastrana Arango y ministro de Defensa de Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Actualmente es profesor en la Escuela de Gobierno John F. Kennedy de la Universidad de Harvard y Miembro de la Junta de la Fundación Rockefeller.
Durante su mandato como presidente de Colombia, inició acercamientos a las FARC-EP con el fin de terminar la confrontación más importante del conflicto armado interno colombiano. Los diálogos de paz iniciaron en 2011 y el 24 de agosto del 2016 las delegaciones anunciaron que llegaron a un acuerdo final, integral y definitivo. En 2016 recibió el Premio Nobel de la Paz "por sus decididos esfuerzos para llevar más de cincuenta años de guerra civil en el país a su fin".
Alejandro Werner
Director of the Institute of the Americas, Georgetown
Alejandro Werner
Director of the Institute of the Americas, Georgetown
Desde enero del 2013 es el Director del Departamento del Hemisferio Occidental del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI). Fue Subsecretario de Hacienda y Crédito Publico de México entre diciembre de 2006 y agosto de 2010 y Titular de Banca Corporativa y de Inversión en BBVA-Bancomer. Asimismo, se desempeñó como Director de Estudios Económicos en el Banco de México y docente de ITAM, Instituto de Empresa y la Universidad de Yale.
Paula Caballero
Author
