SDSN USA op-ed published in IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub

IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub recently published an op-ed written by SDSN USA Co-Chair Prof. Helen Bond, SDSN USA DEJ4SD Co-Chair Deepa Vedavyas, and Prof. Justin Hansford from Howard University. Their article highlights the need for countries to "refocus and reaffirm" their efforts towards the principle: leave no one behind (LNOB). The authors argue that one of the central pillars of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs is LNOB because it "requires an unequivocal commitment by UN Member States to not only eradicate poverty, but to end discrimination and exclusion along the lines of race, gender, and other layers of identity."

To read the full article, please visit IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub here.

Helen Bond is University Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at Howard University and SDSN USA Co-Chair.

Deepa Vedavyas is Director of Resiliency and Sustainability with the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) and SDSN USA DEJ4SD Co-Chair.

Justin Hansford is a Professor of Law at Howard University, Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, and a member of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.