Sustainable Development Goal 4

• Sustainable Development Goal 4 is about quality education and is among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in September 2015.
• The full title of SDG 4 is "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth

• AIMS creates opportunities for BSc graduates and early-career medical scientists by facilitating job placements, internships, and training programs. By collaborating with industry leaders, AIMS ensures that young professionals gain relevant skills for career advancement, ultimately contributing to economic growth in the health sector.

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

• AIMS actively works to bridge the gap in access to scientific education, research opportunities, and employment for underrepresented communities, particularly in Africa. Through mentorship programs, funding support, and networking initiatives, AIMS provides equal opportunities for all, regardless of socio-economic background.

Sustainable Development Goals Targets 17.6 and 17.8

• Respectively aim to “Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism“ and to “fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology”.Dedication

Our Role

Our Role in Science for sustainable development is the focus of Chapter 35 of Agenda 21. It calls for:

• Strengthening the scientific basis for sustainable management; enhancing scientific understanding; improving long-term scientific assessment; and building up scientific capacity and capability.