Commitment title:

Education for Population and Development in Brazil post-ICPD+25

Commitment description:

The Special Program UnB 2030 on inclusive and sustainable development, working on the 2030 Agenda and SDG implementation on Brazil is able to draw on demographic diversity to achieve sustainable development, by investing in the education, of adolescents and youth, especially girls, so as to fully harness the promises of the demographic dividend. At the same time, it will help to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies, where no one is left behind. On one hand, creating spaces of debate on Population and Development related to diversity and intersectionality on gender, race and sexuality, connecting both domestic and international politics, is a manner of addressing local authorities and social movements. The main idea is to help to influence local policies formulation to truly taking in account ICPD values, ideas and principles. Likewise, it intends to promote an education on Population and Development changing the syllabus of IR curses in Brazil, developing learning activities on secondary schools, inducing a new generation of decision makers conscious of ICPD transformative power.

Modes of engagement:
  • Policy and guidance
    To create spaces of debate on Population and Development raising awareness of local authorities and social movements on the linkage of domestic and international politics of diversity and intersectionality on gender, race and sexualities.
  • Programmatic action
    To promote an education on Population and Development changing the syllabus of IR discipline in Brazil, developing learning activities on secondary schools, inducing a new generation of youth conscious of ICPD transformative power.
Commitment to be actioned in: Brazil
Submitted from: Brazil
Submitted by
University of Brasilia
Thematic area
Draw on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development
Commitment category

(9) Building peaceful, just and inclusive societies, where no one is left behind, where all, irrespective of race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, language, ethnic origin, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, feel valued and are able to shape their own destiny and contribute to the prosperity of their societies.