{"id":19548,"date":"2024-01-21T02:19:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T20:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19548"},"modified":"2025-04-05T18:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T12:46:31","slug":"global-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/global-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Alliance for Global Good &#8211; Gender Equity and Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Global Alliance for Global Good &#8211; Gender Equity and Equality<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a new alliance for global good, gender equity, and equality\u00a0established by India\u00a0on the\u00a0sidelines of\u00a0the 54th annual\u00a0World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos.<\/li>\n<li>The alliance will\u00a0bring together\u00a0worldwide\u00a0best practices, knowledge sharing, and\u00a0investment opportunities\u00a0in women&#8217;s education, health, and enterprise.<\/li>\n<li>This initiative marks a significant stride toward\u00a0achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality and Empowerment), 17 (Global Partnership for Development) and more.<\/li>\n<li>It has\u00a0garnered support from industry leaders such as MasterCard, Uber, Tata, TVS, Bayer, Godrej, the Serum Institute of India, IMD Laussane, and over 10,000 partners from industry\u00a0through the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).<\/li>\n<li>Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the alliance will be\u00a0housed and anchored by the CII Centre for Women Leadership.<\/li>\n<li>The WEF\u00a0has\u00a0come on board as a \u2018Network Partner\u2019\u00a0and Invest India as an \u2018Institutional Partner\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Facts about World Economic Forum (WEF)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an\u00a0international organization\u00a0headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, that\u00a0brings together individuals and political and business leaders each year to\u00a0discuss significant issues that impact the global economy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>These include, but are not limited to political, economic, social, and environmental concerns.<\/li>\n<li>The WEF is best known for its\u00a0annual WEF Meeting at Davos, the Swiss ski resort.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>The event regularly\u00a0draws business and political leaders from around the world\u00a0for a series of discussions about global issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The WEF has\u00a0no independent decision-making power but seeks to influence people to make decisions that benefit the global community.<\/li>\n<li>WEF meetings\u00a0introduce new issues, trends, and organizations to members and the public for discussion and are commonly\u00a0believed to influence corporate and public sector decision-making.<\/li>\n<li>The organization is\u00a0funded through its membership, which includes many prominent business and political figures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What are Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?<\/h3>\n<p>The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.The 17 SDGs are integrated\u2014they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/world\/davos-2024-india-sets-up-alliance-for-global-good-gender-equity-and-equality-12084971.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Davos 2024: India sets up alliance for &#8216;Global Good-Gender Equity and Equality&#8217;<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Alliance for Global Good &#8211; 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