Global goals need local action

Solutions to global challenges often start locally, amongst people. The global agreements offer a framework expressing the ambitions that can be agreed on by member states of the UN system. The framework does pinpoint the responsibilities of the states, what are the goals and the actions at government level that needs to be taken.

However, experiences tell us, that in order to be successful, a certain translation of the global frameworks need to be undertaken to link the global goals with local actions and solutions in communities, in civil society, in municipalities, in business, in education etc.