UNITED NATIONS DAY
10/24/2014
On 24th October 2014 in Bitola on behalf of the UN Resident Coordinator, Louisa Vinton, the United Nations Day, 24 October, was celebrated entitled "The World We Want in 2030".
The event was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister, Fatmir Besimi, the Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Dime Spasov, the Minister of Education, Abdulakim Ademi, the Minister of Environment and Physical Planning, Nurhan Izairi, Pro- Rector of the University of Bitola, PgD Jovanka Tuteska, the Mayor of Bitola, Vladimir Talevski and the President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia, PhD Zivko Mitrevski.
The event resulted in discussions between students, government officials and employees of the United Nations on how you they can work together over the next 15 years to make the world a better place. Each group had task to prepare three key actions that can be taken over the next 15 years to help to achieve the following new sustainable development goals including: End poverty in all its forms everywhere; Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages; Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all; Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; Reduce inequality within and among countries; Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts; Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.