The United Nations Secretary-General has appointed 17 global figures including Indian actress Dia Mirza and Alibaba chief Jack Ma as the new advocates to drive action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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SGD Advocates are tasked with raising awareness about the goals, which UN member states aim to achieve by 2030.
The new class of SDG Advocates are influential public figures committed to raising awareness, inspiring greater ambition and pushing for faster action on the SDGs, which were adopted by world leaders in 2015.
The Advocates represent the universal character of the SDGs, hailing from governments, entertainment, academia, sport, business and activist organizations around the world.
Dia Mirza is an Actress, Film Producer and UN Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador for India.
Co-Chairs of the Secretary-General's SDG Advocates are President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg.
Founder and Executive Chairman of Chinese multinational conglomerate Alibaba Group Jack Ma has been an SDG Advocate since 2016.
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