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SDG: SDG Related Research @ the UP Faculty of Theology and Religion (T&R)

SDG Related Research @ the UP Faculty of Theology and Religion (T&R)

End poverty in all its forms everywhere: Respect for human dignity, care for the poor, and promoting justice are core values in many religions. Theology can provide a moral and spiritual foundation for ending poverty.


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End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture: Feeding the hungry is a religious duty in many faiths. Theology can motivate action against hunger and malnutrition.


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Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages: Promote holistic health by following religious principles of care for the body and spirit. Advocate for accessible healthcare and community support and reflection on healing.


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Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all: Provide inclusive education rooted in understanding and moral development. Promote lifelong learning.


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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls: While religions have sometimes been used to justify gender inequality, many faiths also have strong traditions of promoting women's rights and empowerment. Theology can champion gender justice.


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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all: Promoting ethical stewardship, mobilizing communities, advocating for policy change, fostering interfaith cooperation, educating members, addressing inequalities, and emphasizing the spiritual significance of water.


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Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all: y providing an ethical framework for energy use, advocating for energy justice, mobilizing communities, fostering interfaith collaboration, motivating spiritual stewardship, influencing policy, and integrating indigenous knowledge.


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Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all: Providing an ethical framework for economic activities, advocating for social justice, engaging in community development, fostering interfaith collaboration, promoting education, encouraging sustainable practices, and addressing inequalities.


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Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation: Providing ethical guidance, advocating for social responsibility, engaging in community development, promoting education and innovation, fostering interfaith collaboration, addressing inequalities, and emphasizing stewardship of creation.


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Reduce inequality within and among countries: Religions often preach equality, compassion, and solidarity. Theology can provide a moral impetus to reduce inequalities within and among countries.


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Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable: Creating resilient and sustainable cities that can accommodate growing populations while ensuring that all residents have access to essential services and a high quality of life.


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Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns: Providing an ethical framework for consumption, advocating for environmental justice, implementing community initiatives, fostering interfaith collaboration, raising awareness, promoting sustainable lifestyles, and motivating environmental stewardship.


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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts: Many religions have a strong ethic of environmental stewardship. Theology can motivate care for God's creation and action against climate change.


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Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development: Promoting ethical stewardship, advocating for environmental justice, engaging communities in education and conservation, fostering interfaith collaboration, providing spiritual motivation, encouraging sustainable practices, and addressing climate change.


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Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss: Providing an ethical foundation for environmental stewardship, engaging in community-based conservation efforts, advocating for environmental justice, raising awareness, and facilitating interfaith collaboration. These efforts are crucial for protecting, restoring, and sustainably managing terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity.


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Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels: Religions are powerful forces for peace, reconciliation and justice. Theology can promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies. By providing moral inspiration, spiritual motivation, and ethical guidance, they can help transform our world and build a more just, peaceful and sustainable future for all.


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Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development: Theology and religion contribute by promoting global partnerships, advocating for inclusive development, mobilizing social capital, providing education and capacity building, fostering interfaith collaboration, addressing global challenges, and encouraging ethical practices. These efforts are essential for revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development and ensuring that no one is left behind.


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