The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated and exacerbated the punitive effects of global inequalities in health, wealth, education and infrastructure, drawing mainstream attention to the relationships between poverty, race, gender and wellbeing. This session will invite global thought-leaders to discuss how COVID will shape global efforts to confront inequalities and to reflect on how government, civil society and universities could and should work together towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a post-pandemic landscape.

Speakers

Chair: Professor Caren Levy

Professor of Transformative Urban Planning, UCL

Caren Levy is a Professor of Transformative Urban Planning working on community-led development and governance. Her special interest lies in the institutionalization of social justice in policy and planning, particularly related to gender, diversity, and environment. She has 25 years experience in mainstreaming social justice in organizational development, and exploring innovatory approaches to planning methodology, education and capacity building.

Professor Relebohile Moletsane

JL Dube Chair in Rural Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Relebohile Moletsane is Professor and the JL Dube Chair in Rural Education, School of Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. As part of her Chair in rural education, she works in South African rural schools and communities, focusing on teacher development around issues of poverty alleviation, HIV & AIDS, gender inequality and gender-based violence as barriers to education and development. Moletsane was winner of the Distinguished Women in Science (Humanities) Award (National Department of Science and Technology, 2012).

Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins

British Academy Global Professor, UCL

Ama de-Graft Aikins is a British Academy Global Professor at UCL’s Institute for Advanced Studies. Her research focuses on chronic illness representations, experiences and care, and the social, cultural and health systems aspects of Africa's chronic non-communicable disease burden. She also has a strong interest in the history of psychology in Africa and its intersections with critical theory and African Studies.

Professor Phoebe Koundouri

Chair of Sustainable Economic Development, Athens University of Economics and Business; President Elect European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.

Professor Phoebe Koundouri is the Founder and Scientific Director of the Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES) at the Athens University of Economics and Business, the director of EIT Climate KIC Hub Greece and the co-chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Network.

Joining instructions

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This session is part of Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals. See all conference sessions here.