Pledge your support for an International Year of Engagement!
The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) and UNESCAP are partnering to promote systematic, quality engagement of stakeholders and the public, to help governments and others who lead and design engagement processes to develop structured, well-planned and meaningful engagement.
As IAP2 Australasia is committed to advancing the practice of community and stakeholder engagement through education, advocacy and building partnerships, we are working to submit a proposal for an International Year of Engagement and Public Participation.
What would be the objectives of a year of engagement?
A year focusing on engagement could promote action on three fronts:
- Build awareness and focus attention on an enabling environment for engagement and public participation – for e.g. legislation, institutional mandates, education;
- Build capacity for engagement, benefitting from proven methods; and
- Mobilise engagement and public participation to support the 2030 Agenda and achievement of the SDGs.
Join with us to call for an International Year of Engagement and we will send you the digital Pledge Badge to include on your website, in social media or attach to your email signature, to help you spread the word and encourage others to support our call.
You can also join the call by emailing us at SDG_ENGAGE@iap2.org.au.
Organisations will be acknowledged and presented in a proposal document to the United Nations as supporting a focus on engagement