Abstract
Countries worldwide pledged to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) introduced by the United Nation (UN) by the year 2030. Malaysia, amongst other developing countries, may need to focus on the localisation of the UN SDG led by women representatives, to ensure its success. This research aims to illustrate some of the many strengths that this country has, in achieving the successful localisation of the SDG, which is the existing knowledge of the SDG, and evidence of exhibited commitments to SDG related activities by selected women in focus group studies. Findings from a questionnaire distributed to 628 women representatives in Malaysia suggests substantiated SDG localisation efforts and prioritised goals according to the locality. With further examination on other strengths and weaknesses in the future, this research justifies reasons in entrusting women local leaders to ensure the successful implementation of the UN SDG in Malaysia and to be made a model for similar developing nations of the world.
Highlights
Moving towards becoming a developed country, Malaysia has embraced the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by streamlining the 17 goals and 169 targets, that is aimed to be achieved by the end of the year 2030, in the nation various developmental plans and policies
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Malaysia plays the vital role in assisting the country, by co-operating with various Ministries, NonGovernmental Organizations (NGO), private sectors, academic institutions, agencies, and individuals
The key findings of this study are that the Malaysian women representatives are very much aware of the SDG, and have shown commitment towards the implementation of the SDG related activities
Summary
Moving towards becoming a developed country, Malaysia has embraced the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by streamlining the 17 goals and 169 targets, that is aimed to be achieved by the end of the year 2030, in the nation various developmental plans and policies. To fully adopt SDG , the nation should utilize existing organizations and structures in Malaysia, such as the Village Development and Security Committee (or locally identified as the Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung, JKKK), Civil Societies, Neighbourhood Watch groups, and the Representative Council of Women and Family ( known as the Majlis Perwakilan Wanita dan Keluarga locally or the MPWK). These current structures have their own sets of targets and objectives in line with respective Ministries or higher-level organizations. The fact is often overlooked that all these structures are aiming for the same long-term objective, which is, the empowerment of women, and contributing to the nation’s development
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