Bollywood actress, producer, and UN Secretary-General’s Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals, Dia Mirza, delivered an important speech at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards2023 that recently took place in Dubai. She shed light on the alarming consequences of the triple planetary crises of climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss.
Dia pointed out, "The SDGs offer a comprehensive roadmap to protect the planet, combat poverty, achieve gender equality, and enhance the well-being of people worldwide. If every citizen, leader, policymaker, and stakeholder plays an active role in championing at least one goal, transformational progress can be made."Highlighting the importance of collaboration, Dia praised the partnership between the United Nations in India and IIFA and said that harnessing the power of creativity and the arts could inspire collective action on the SDGs. “There are many people out there that don’t know what sustainable development goals are. I really believe that this is going to be a powerful partnership to help spread that awareness and will moments on the goals," the actress said.
"It is time to envision and create a sustainable, safe, harmonious, and happy planet for all our children. And we must act now because, as I read somewhere, the future will either be green or not exist at all," she concluded.
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Highlighting the importance of collaboration, Dia praised the partnership between the United Nations in India and IIFA and said that harnessing the power of creativity and the arts could inspire collective action on the SDGs. “There are many people out there that don’t know what sustainable development goals are. I really believe that this is going to be a powerful partnership to help spread that awareness and will moments on the goals," the actress said.