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Submission to the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Inquiry Into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs) Submission to the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Inquiry into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Global Citizen Australia March 2018 Submission to the Senate’s Inquiry into the SDGs Global Citizen Australia Page 2 of 18 ABOUT GLOBAL CITIZEN 1. Global Citizen is an Australian-grown international advocacy organisation dedicated to ending extreme poverty by 2030. 2. More than 8 million people worldwide have joined the Global Citizen movement - committed to learning about and taking action on the world’s biggest challenges. 3. Through Global Citizen’s mix of compelling content and events, grassroots organising and digital channels, we are building the world’s largest movement for social action towards ending extreme poverty. We organise massive global campaigns to amplify ​ ​ the actions of Global Citizens from around the world and ensure that poverty reduction is on the agenda for the world’s key political moments. 4. Most notably our biggest event is the Global Citizen Festival New York that takes ​ ​ place every September alongside the UN General Assembly Leaders Week in Central Park, New York City. In 2016, we took the Global Citizen Festival to Mumbai ​ India for World Toilet Day, Montreal Canada for the Global Health Fund ​ replenishment and in 2017, alongside the G20, we hosted Global Citizen Festival Hamburg Germany. In April 2018, thousands of Global Citizens will take part in ​ Global Citizen Live London for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ​ (CHOGM) and Global Citizen Live Vancouver in the lead up to the Women Deliver ​ ​ Conference 2019. 5. Since 2012, millions of Global Citizens around the world have taken more than 13 million actions. That’s 13 million plus emails, tweets, petition signatures and phone calls targeting world leaders to end extreme poverty by 2030. 6. To date, the actions by our global community along with our high level advocacy efforts with our partners, have resulted in commitments and policy announcements ​ ​ from leaders and businesses valued at over $35 billion which will affect the lives of ​ 1.75 billion people. ​ 7. Global Citizen is headquartered in New York, with offices in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. 8. The organisation was co-founded by Australians Hugh Evans, Simon Moss and Wei Soo in 2008 (previously named Global Poverty Project Ltd). The Global Citizen platform was co-founded with Ryan Gall and Riot House in 2012. INTRODUCTION 7. Global Citizen welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Australian Senate Inquiry into the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). © Copyright 2018. Global Citizen Limited. All rights reserved. Glo​bal Citizen Limited (Australia), Charity ABN: 58 143 115 664 Level 1, 43 Stewart Street, Richmond VIC 3121 Submission to the Senate’s Inquiry into the SDGs Global Citizen Australia Page 3 of 18 8. We believe this is an exciting opportunity to highlight the views of our supporter base on both the important role Australia can and does play in ending extreme poverty and in creating a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region. 9. We have long argued for Australia to play a strong leadership role in championing an end to extreme poverty on the global stage. This has been guided by our commitment to champion the delivery of the SDGs by 2030. For this reason, our submission is largely focussed on Australia’s international role rather than delivery of domestic targets. 10. In 2006, through the Make Poverty History Coalition, our co-founders (as part of their roles in the Oaktree Foundation) led campaign efforts that saw the two major political parties make commitments to increase Australia's foreign aid contribution to 0.5% of GNI. 11. In 2011, we hosted The End of Polio Concert in Perth, alongside the CHOGM, that saw the then Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard AC, make a commitment of $50 million towards ending polio. This commitment to ending polio has been supported by successive governments, including being reaffirmed by the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, at the 2015 CHOGM and a new commitment from the Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in 2017 ahead of the Rotary International Pledging Conference. 12. In March 2016, Global Citizen launched our Level The Law campaign in partnership ​ ​ with the Australian Government’s then Global Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja AM. The campaign seeks the repeal and/or amendment of gender discriminatory laws and practices, with a particular focus on Commonwealth countries. 13. Global Citizen served as a Friend to the Intergovernmental High Level Panel on Water that concluded in March 2018, which comprised 10 Heads of Government including Prime Minister Turnbull. 14. To build a peaceful and stable region - particularly with the fragility of some states within the Indo-Pacific - we believe the government’s investment in education, health, better governance, equality for women and girls, and access to clean water and basic sanitation are critical for achieving the SDGs. 15. Australians do care about helping others and already give generously to overseas causes. This is evidenced by a report by the Australian Council for International ​ Development (ACFID) that found more than 1.6 million people donated $921 million ​ between 2014 and 2015.1 1 ACFID, Increased public support for international aid shows resilience of Australian values, 14 February 2017 © Copyright 2018. Global Citizen Limited. All rights reserved. Glo​bal Citizen Limited (Australia), Charity ABN: 58 143 115 664 Level 1, 43 Stewart Street, Richmond VIC 3121 Submission to the Senate’s Inquiry into the SDGs Global Citizen Australia Page 4 of 18 16. That’s why we believe that Australia’s foreign aid contribution is critically important, particularly if the world is to achieve the SDGs by 2030, and it should continue to feature as a foundational pillar of Australia’s foreign policy agenda. 17. We believe this not only the right thing to do, but it is in Australia's national interest. 18. Investing in our region will bring the peace, stability, growth and human and health security needed to ensure Australia continues to prosper and be a good neighbour. 19. We understand that we need to bring Australians with us on this journey and better tell the story of why investing in aid is critically important to our region and the delivery of the SDGs by 2030. That’s what our movement sets out to achieve. 20. We know that when Australia is a good global citizen and proudly shares our values of freedom, rule of law, equality and a fair go, the world benefits. Outline of submission 7. We have focussed our submission on the first six global goals and made a number recommendations that we believe will ensure Australia plays its role in implementing the SDGs, engages with the Australian public and is a good global citizen. 8. Our arguments are guided by eight key policy themes that we campaign on: Global Citizen Campaign Priorities 1. Health Healthy people are able to live fuller, happier lives. They are able to pull themselves out of extreme poverty. For pregnant mothers, newborns and children a healthy life requires vaccines and access to healthcare. Everyone must be healthy to end poverty. 2. Girls & Women Girls and women are essential to building healthier, better-educated and sustainable communities. Women and girls are too often afflicted with some of the harshest aspects of poverty. Instead of victims, women and girls can be powerful community leaders. https://acfid.asn.au/media-releases/increased-public-support-international-aid-shows-resilience-austra lian-values © Copyright 2018. Global Citizen Limited. All rights reserved. Glo​bal Citizen Limited (Australia), Charity ABN: 58 143 115 664 Level 1, 43 Stewart Street, Richmond VIC 3121 Submission to the Senate’s Inquiry into the SDGs Global Citizen Australia Page 5 of 18 3. Education The world has cut the number of children without an education in half. This progress must extend to the over 50 million still left out. Educated and healthy children will lead their communities out of poverty and build the thriving nations of tomorrow. 4. Finance & Innovation Ending extreme poverty needs innovative ideas, good governance and sustainable financing. Funding global development needs inspiration from every part of the global community to empower people to pull themselves out of poverty. 5. Food & Hunger Well-fed people create stable communities, perform better in school and take advantage of the opportunities to end extreme poverty. The world has more than enough food to feed everyone, it’s time to make sure everyone gets enough to thrive. 6. Water & Sanitation Clean water, a place to “poo” and waste systems are not too much to ask. Over a billion people suffer the indignity of open defecation with almost as many lacking clean water. Together, the world can end these risks and save millions of lives a year. 7. Environment A healthy planet takes care of its people. Healthy people take care of the planet. Protecting the earth promotes the people who live on it. Improving the environment gives people the opportunity to survive and thrive in a world free of extreme poverty. 8. Citizenship The world needs active global citizens who are engaged in the world, knowledgeable about its diversity and passionate about change. Ending extreme poverty requires information and ideas that inspire and motivate the global community to act. © Copyright 2018. Global Citizen Limited. All rights reserved. Glo​bal Citizen Limited (Australia), Charity ABN: 58 143 115 664 Level 1, 43 Stewart Street, Richmond VIC 3121 Submission to the Senate’s Inquiry into the SDGs Global Citizen Australia Page 6 of 18 GOAL 1 - NO POVERTY Ending extreme poverty needs innovative ideas, good governance and sustainable financing.
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