ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/OES/STORIES.1
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Information material
Publication Subject: The ESCWA Stories
Cluster: Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability, Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development, Shared Economic Prosperity, Statistics, Information Society and Technology, 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination, Governance and Conflict Prevention
Focus Area: 2030 Agenda
Initiatives: The ESCWA Stories
SDGs: Agenda 2030
Keywords: Agenda, Sustainable development, Youth, Social justice, Equality, Poverty mitigation, Environment, Justice, Peace, Education, Environmental protection
The ESCWA Stories
August 2022
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is launching a comic book, the “ESCWA Stories”, which narrates the adventures of 6 Arab youths united by their faith in a brighter tomorrow. The book raises awareness on the critical role that young people can play in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in five stories which illustrate the characters’ endeavours to realize social justice and equality, combat poverty, protect the environment and contribute to the prosperity of their neighbourhood.
“Young people are our present and future; they are leaders and key partners in efforts to find solutions to daily struggles and achieve sustainable development,” ESCWA Executive Secretary Rola Dashti affirmed. “They must be fully involved at all stages of the development process and we should provide them with all the needed support, so that we can together chart a sustainable and steady path towards the future,” she added.
The events and characters of the comic book are inspired by the mission of ESCWA and its approach to dealing with the challenges of the Arab region. Its narrators are 9-year-old “Ward” and her grandfather, two generations bridging the past and future of a neighbourhood which represents the region.
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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is launching a comic book, the “ESCWA Stories”, which narrates the adventures of 6 Arab youths united by their faith in a brighter tomorrow. The book raises awareness on the critical role that young people can play in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in five stories which illustrate the characters’ endeavours to realize social justice and equality, combat poverty, protect the environment and contribute to the prosperity of their neighbourhood.
“Young people are our present and future; they are leaders and key partners in efforts to find solutions to daily struggles and achieve sustainable development,” ESCWA Executive Secretary Rola Dashti affirmed. “They must be fully involved at all stages of the development process and we should provide them with all the needed support, so that we can together chart a sustainable and steady path towards the future,” she added.
The events and characters of the comic book are inspired by the mission of ESCWA and its approach to dealing with the challenges of the Arab region. Its narrators are 9-year-old “Ward” and her grandfather, two generations bridging the past and future of a neighbourhood which represents the region.
