In the Open Chair Rafael Celedón of UNIMAGDALENA, the president of the Development Bank of Latin America – CAF, dr. Sergio Díaz Granados Guida, assured that by 2030 the success of the Sustainable Development Goals for our continent will have to be reflected in the closing of social cracks.
For Dr. Díaz-Granados Guida, the SDGs are perhaps one of the most important collective constructions made recently, we are halfway there, since they started in 2015 and the results should be shown in improving the quality of life of the inhabitants in the year. 2030.
“There are just over 2,200 days left to reach the crossroads of the goal, what we are doing as a company, as a government to achieve that result. In Latin America, the collective appeal is to mobilize in favor of the SDGs to fight hunger, among other issues ”, Sergio Díaz Granados, president of the CAF.
In this sense, the president of the CAF assured: “This Open Lecture was a great opportunity to show the role of General Development Banking, the role that Latin American companies must play to achieve the 17 goals of the SDG by 2030. “.
Impressions of the chair
Rector Pablo Vera Salazar recalled: “As a university we have a commitment to the goals of human development and quality of life, starting with quality education, objective number four, and it is a challenge not only for the University, but for the whole of society “.
“The task of achieving the SDGs is joint within the framework of the SDGs because there is a great responsibility on the part of the private sector to consolidate and execute the tasks that are framed in these issues involving the collective”, Javier Quintero Fragozo, Chairman of the Committee Interunion of Maddalena.
The Vice Chancellor for Extension and Social Projection, Jean Linero Cueto, explained: “this Chair has brought together different sectors of civil society, businessmen and government bodies, it means that we are functioning as an articulated axis between science, innovation, research and social extension “.
The Rafael Celedón Open Chair, as an academic space for the socialization of current issues for society, is held in compliance with the 2020-2024 Government Plan, under the slogan “An Even More Inclusive and Innovative University”, by the Rector Pablo Vera Salazar.
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