Localizing the SDGs through Social and Solidarity Economy for Sustainable Societies @UNRISD

Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

In the framework of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the United Nations main platform to review progress and provide guidance and recommendations on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UNRISD organized a side event on 17 July 2018 to present and discuss new research evidence and local government experience of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE).

***Opening remarks***
0:18 Laurence Kwark, Secretary-General of the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF)
3:13 Ambassador Ham Sang-wook, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
6:18 Daniela Bas, Director, Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN-DESA

***Presentations***
18:13 Co-construction of policies for SSE in Quebec
Marguerite Mendell, Professor, Concordia University

47:32 SSE as a means of localizing and implementing the SDGs: Spotlight on the social economy in Seoul
Ilcheong Yi, UNRISD Senior Research Coordinator

For more information and resources on localizing SDGs, social economy and sustainable development, please visit: unrisd.org/sse-sdgs-seoul

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