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| IFIA Magazine - Mar ch 2021

IfIa InvItes members

to help unesco set

global guIdelInes

on topIcs of Interest

Help UNESCO set the global agenda on the issues you care about!
UNESCO is launching an unprecedented public survey to gain insights into global
sentiment on the major challenges that threaten peace around the world today and
the solutions needed to address them. The results will assist UNESCO in setting the
global agenda on these issues over the next decade to ensure #TheWorldin2030 is
one we want to live in.
The survey is being launched at a time of profound societal upheaval linked to the
COVID19- pandemic. There are urgent calls for reflection on the world that will emerge
from the crisis and how we will address major ongoing challenges such as climate
change, violence, widespread inequalities, and massive technological disruption.
“The next ten years are critical for putting the pieces into place for the world to come
after the COVID19- crisis , and addressing the already-severe challenges from before
it began,” said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. “This new survey is part of
UNESCO’s commitment to leading a global reflection on these issues. Understanding
the obstacles people are facing and their hopes for overcoming them is crucial, and I
call on everyone from all regions to take part and tell us what they think.”
Amid questions from some on the effectiveness and relevance of multilateralism in
today’s world, the survey will also gain insights into how the international community,
including UNESCO through its mandate to build peace in the minds of men and
women, can better address the concerns of all populations.
The survey is open to all around the world, and it will soon be available in at least 20
languages. It will be open for the next three months, with the results to be released
in September 2020 as part of a special “World in 2030” report analyzing global and
regional views on the challenges of today.
A special focus has also been placed on ensuring a large number of responses from
young people. Through the survey, UNESCO aims to give them an opportunity to
express their points of view and ideas and contribute to discussions on what the
future should look like.

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