Celebration of United Nations Day (UN Day) 2024 with presentation of the "Local Agenda Dresden Award 2024" on October 29, 2024.

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Nowadays, many people are asking themselves how growth can be measured in order to be able to map and evaluate aspects such as the circular economy, ecological diversity and social justice in addition to the classic indicator of gross domestic product, so that our society can enjoy a sustainable existence on a social foundation and within planetary boundaries in the long term.

In 2015, the member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a total of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year, UN Day will focus specifically on SDG 8 "Decent Work and Economic Growth" and SDG 17 "Partnerships for the Goals", specifically "Measuring progress towards sustainable development that complements gross domestic product".

In this regard, we are pleased that Prof. Edeltraud Günther (Director UNU-FLORES) will report on the United Nations Summit of the Future specifically on the Beyond-GDP initiative. There will also be a video message from the economic expert Prof. Ulrike Malmendier and a welcome address from Jan Pratzka, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs, Digital Affairs, Human Resources and Security of the state capital Dresden.

The impulses will then be taken up in a panel discussion, followed by the 25th Local Agenda Award Ceremony in the second part of the event.

Registration form

We look forward to receiving your registration for the United Nations Day with the award ceremony of the 25th Local Agenda Prize.

Due to the limited number of places, we will provide you with a livestream on the YouTube channel of the City of Dresden. The recording will also be available after the event via the same link.

Program

• Opening by Jan Pratzka (Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs, Digital Affairs, Human Resources and Security of the City of Dresden)
• Welcome by Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Günther (Director UNU-FLORES)
• Video message from Prof.in Dr. mult. Dr. h.c. Ulrike Malmendier (Member of the German Council of Economic Experts)
• Panel discussion with:
  Prof. Dr. Christian Leßmann (Chair of Economics, esp. International Economics, TUD Dresden University of Technology)  
  Nina Treu (Co-founder of Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie)
  Johannes Zieseniß (Scientific Advisor of Mission Wertvoll)
• Award Ceremony of the 25th Local Agenda Dresden Competition 2024
• Musical support by the Duo Azind from Leipzig
• Installation by the artist Georg Weyerer entitled SEMPER ALTIUS SEMPER PULCHRIUS SEMPER PLUS (lat. always bigger always better always more)
• Reception with buffet

We look forward to your participation - on site or via livestream!

Note on accessibility:
The venue is barrier-free and accessible. There are elevators, a guidance system for the blind via visor boxes and disabled toilets. Hearing loops are installed in the event rooms. There are disabled parking spaces in front of the venue.

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This project is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Free State of Saxony as part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State governments.