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LOCATION:\, South Africa
SUMMARY:PAO-Academia working group meeting in South Africa
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DESCRIPTION:The objective of the meeting was to define the role of the work
 ing group for the implementation of the Action Plan of the 11th Tranche De
 velopment Account Project\, validate its composition\, confirm the structu
 re of the Executive Committee\, develop a meeting calendar\, and validate 
 the list of activities.\n\nThe proposed objectives of the working group in
 clude the establishment of a cooperation mechanism between universities an
 d PAOs that will help to create awareness and build capacity on SDG/sustai
 nability reporting\, as well as harmonize and implement the academic curri
 culum at tertiary and professional levels on sustainability and SDG report
 ing\, defining key topics and tools in line with ongoing trends and upcomi
 ng international standards. The operational objectives mainly focus on the
  committee&#039\;s structure as well as the manner and frequency of conduc
 ting meetings. The committee will monitor the implementation progress agai
 nst the action plan\; implement and adapt the objectives of the action pla
 n to establish national strategies for SDG/sustainability reporting\; orga
 nize regular meetings for the group and report on the progress of the acti
 on plan implementation to the Steering Committee.\n \n&lt\;p&gt\;The obje
 ctive of the meeting was to define the role of the working group for the i
 mplementation of the Action Plan of the 11th Tranche Development Account P
 roject\, validate its composition\, confirm the structure of the Executive
  Committee\, develop a meeting calendar\, and validate the list of activit
 ies.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The proposed objectives of the working grou
 p include the establishment of a cooperation mechanism between universitie
 s and PAOs that will help to create awareness and build capacity on SDG/su
 stainability reporting\, as well as harmonize and implement the academic c
 urriculum at tertiary and professional levels on sustainability and SDG re
 porting\, defining key topics and tools in line with ongoing trends and up
 coming international standards. The operational objectives mainly focus on
  the committee&#039\;s structure as well as the manner and frequency of co
 nducting meetings. The committee will monitor the implementation progress 
 against the action plan\; implement and adapt the objectives of the action
  plan to establish national strategies for SDG/sustainability reporting\; 
 organize regular meetings for the group and report on the progress of the 
 action plan implementation to the Steering Committee.&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\
 ;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me
 eting/pao-academia-working-group-meeting-south-africa
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