SDGLive interview<\/a>, she said it was understandable that countries focus more on some SDGs than others, depending on their priorities and capacities. But there are three goals, which according to her underpin the entire 2030 Agenda and where failure is simply not an option.<\/p>\n\u201cThe three areas we cannot overlook (\u2026) are education, healthcare and gender equality. Those are the three areas that, when they intersect, can completely transform the world,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Alaa Murabit is convinced that the only path to achieve the SDGs leads through the economic and social empowerment of women and girls, and through ensuring that they have access to education.<\/p>\n
\u201cData (\u2026) backs up the fact that women and girls really are the key to seeing this agenda come to fruition,\u201d she said in her SDGLive talk.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you talk about climate change action [for example], the most cost-effective and practical solution to climate change is the combination of girls\u2019 education and women\u2019s reproductive rights,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
She quoted estimates, according to which equal education and employment opportunities for women and girls would result in a global economic growth greater than that of China and India combined. \u201cWe have to realize there is an untapped resource and the only way we can really leverage that is through education and through economic empowerment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
During the brutal conflict, which erupted in Libya at the beginning of this decade, Alaa called for women and local leaders to be allowed active participation in the peace process. In her new role of SDG\u00a0Advocate, she remains a fervent champion of genuine women empowerment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe so often instrumentalize women,\u201d she said. (\u2026) \u201cWe very rarely empower and allow for women to be able to architect their own projects.\u00a0 And the one way, in which we can actually do that, is through economic empowerment, because we know that when women are economically empowered they re\u2011invest 90 per cent into their community. And the vast majority of that 90 per cent goes into health and education, so you\u2019re completely transforming that landscape for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
But despite the wealth of data that supports empowerment and a broader participation of women in SDGs implementation, Alaa Murabit doesn\u2019t see enough progress by countries in that field. \u201cWe need to start asking ourselves why, two years in we still haven\u2019t really taken on this agenda as much as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n
To Alaa Murabit, the answer is simple: \u201cWithout women and girls, this agenda is not going to see the light of day \u2013 not even a little bit.\u201d
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