What Opportunities Does the Sustainable Development Goal No. 5 Provide CSOs to Collaborate With Local Governments?

31 December 2020

“Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering All Women and Girls” is Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals which were adopted in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. The SDGs embodying the sustainable development agenda that has been going on for more than 30 years provide an important framework and roadmap for local governments for their work on gender equality as well as on many other fields. This information note aims to be an elucidative introductory text on SDGs with a focus on SDG 5 and gender equality, intended for the use of local governments and civil society organizations.