{"id":14323,"date":"2020-10-16T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T01:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=14323"},"modified":"2020-10-13T14:31:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T04:31:21","slug":"let-us-send-poverty-to-the-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2020\/10\/16\/let-us-send-poverty-to-the-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Let us send poverty to the museum.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This quote from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Nobel Laureate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/peace\/2006\/yunus\/biographical\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Professor Muhammad\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yunus<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">perfectly encapsulates the message behind\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/day-for-eradicating-poverty\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">International Day for the Eradication of Poverty<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 17 October.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the formal opening of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/griffith-business-school\/yunus-centre\/about-us\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yunus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Social Business Centre<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at Griffith University\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in April 2017<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nik\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sekhran<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Director\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and Chief of Profession\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for Sustainable Development<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, UN Development\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Programme,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">provided the following statistics<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">world-wide poverty<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">836 million people live on less than 1.25 dollars a day<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2.2 billion people live on less than 2 dollars a day<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3.7 billion people live on less than 8 dollars a day;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at the time,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">half the world&#8217;s population<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, more than\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/poverty\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">700 million people<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0live in extreme poverty. That is 10 per cent of the world<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0population who live without being able to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">access\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">such\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">basic needs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">water, sanitation and food.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the additional\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">concern\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that the global COVI<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">D-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">19 health crisis\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will negative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ly<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">impact\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the fight against\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">poverty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UN Sustainab<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">le<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Development\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Goals<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Griffith University<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2016,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United Nations Member States adopted\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">17 Sustain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">able Development Goals<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Goal 1: No Poverty<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0focuses on ending poverty and includes helping millions of people to achieve the ability to live a sustainable life that includes\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">basic personal needs of shelter, food and water, health and education.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainable Development\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Goals,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recognise<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that none of the issues identified can be resolved by addressing the goals in isolation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he 17 goals influence\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">each other,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and their successful resolution is dependent on each other.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">what role do universities play<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recently named as Australia\u2019s and Oceania\u2019s only UN Millennium Fellows Campus, Griffith University plays an important role in supporting and contributing to the U<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nited\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">N<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ations\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainable Development Goals.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_ENUcf0NtoU\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Listen to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Professor Mario Pinto<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DVC (Research)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">explore<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the UN\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainable Development Goal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">explain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how they are a key part o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Griffith\u2019s sustainability strategy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More information<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For each of the 17 goals,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/griffith-business-school\/griffith-centre-for-sustainable-enterprise\/research\/sdgexplorer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SDG Explorer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0showcases Griffith Business School academics whose research advances the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through our open access research<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on Griffith Research Online<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">learn\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.griffith.edu.au\/discover?query=%22sustainable+development+goals%22&amp;scope=\/&amp;rpp=10&amp;filtertype=hasFulltext&amp;filter_relational_operator=equals&amp;filter=Full+Text\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are being addressed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quote from\u00a0Nobel Laureate\u00a0Professor Muhammad\u00a0Yunus\u00a0perfectly encapsulates the message behind\u00a0International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October.\u00a0At the formal opening of the\u00a0Yunus\u00a0Social Business Centre\u00a0at Griffith University\u00a0in April 2017,\u00a0Nik\u00a0Sekhran, Director\u00a0and Chief of Profession\u00a0for Sustainable Development, UN Development\u00a0Programme,\u00a0provided the following statistics\u00a0on\u00a0world-wide poverty:\u00a0 836 million people live on less than 1.25 dollars a day\u00a0 2.2 billion people live<a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2020\/10\/16\/let-us-send-poverty-to-the-museum\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;\u2018Let us send poverty to the 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