UNDP, University of The Gambia sign MoU on SDGs implementation
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- United Nations Development Programme and The University of The Gambia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in The Gambia, project design, piloting and scaling, and the implementation of the Gender Equality Seal.
A statement made available to PANA revealed that the thematic areas of mutual interest include SDG tracking, curriculum development, case studies and research on SDG baseline information and SDG lecture series.
It pointed out that the purpose of the MoU is to provide a framework of cooperation, facilitate and strengthen collaboration between the parties on a non-exclusive basis, in order to forge a meaningful partnership.
“This will include the UNDP Accelerator Lab (AccLabGM) established in 2019 to support the development of innovative solutions for the attainment of the SDGs in country with a three-year mandate. As part of its gradual phasing, AccLabGM by extension of UNDP, will support and co-host activities with UTG to strengthen its standing as the national partner in the Lab handover framework.
Through this partnership, UTG will conduct academic research on gender and women’s empowerment and changing organizational culture through the Gender Equality Seal and feeding this knowledge to organizations and policymakers through the development of knowledge products and publications,” the statement said.
“The UTG will establish a Centre for Sustainable Development and Policy Studies (UTG-Think Tank) as a hub for learning, policy analysis, debate, and to coordinate the overall implementation of this collaboration.
"In the spirit of this collaboration, UNDP The Gambia will help UTG mobilise resources to facilitate and enhance the overall implementation of this collaboration,” the statement added.
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