Event #2
On Tuesday, November 29th, Dr. Ramu Damodaran visited Muhlenberg to give a talk about the future of sustainability in the United Nations. Called “Hope, Opportunity and Despair: Speculating The Future of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals”, it took place in the Great Room at 7 pm.
This lecture mainly focused on the future of sustainable development goals in the United Nations. Dr. Damodaran talked about the different factors that destabilised the world and how the United Nations as well as citizens can help change the world. He went over the step by step goals of the United Nations, especially related to the UN department of global communication and how there are many oversight in relationships between nations amongst themselves and with the UN. We were given a brief history of Dr. Damodaran’s past, and his achievements and the great work he’s done un India as well as internationally. He also introduced the concept of using Artificial Intelligence in the United Nations, and how we should use every resource available to work towards a more sustainable future.
I learnt a lot about the history of our world, like how the first homeopathic clinic was established in Pennsylvania, and that the first railroad in Spain links Barcelona and Macao. I also learned more about sustainability and how the United Nations works.
