The Sustainable Development Goals: A Perspective From Politics
Join us for a conversation with Lord McConnell, co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development, House of Lords, including q&a on priority areas for the implementation of the SDGs.
Lord (Jack) McConnell was First Minister of Scotland, 2001–07. He has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2010. He is a leading campagner on tackling global poverty and working for peace.
He is the chair of Reform Scotland, Scotland’s leading think tank, which works to promote increased prosperity, a positive climate for entrepreneurs and innovators, reform and modernisation of public services, a widening of opportunity for all, compassion for those who slip through the cracks, and greater courage and appetite for risk among policy-makers.
Date:
28 February 2023, 12:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Hilary 2023)
Venue:
Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details:
DTP Meeting Room, 3rd Floor, Manor Road Building
Speaker:
Lord Jack McConnell (House of Lords)
Organising department:
Oxford Department of International Development
Organiser:
Oxford SDG Impact Lab (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
info@sdglab.uk
Host:
Oxford SDG Impact Lab (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Oxford SDG Impact Lab Lectures & Seminars
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sustainable-development-goals-a-perspective-from-politics-tickets-532276582587
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Bryony Varnam
