24 October 2016 – An art installation of a Rubik’s Cube that features the Sustainable Development Goals was unveiled today by the UN Resident Coordinator Niels Scott, representatives of the non-governmental organizations and media on Rustaveli Avenue, the central avenue in Tbilisi.

At the unveiling, Mr. Scott called on to mobilize and advance local action and change for the implementation of the new 15-year development agenda.

“ The new Global Goals – 17 Sustainable Development Goals  - are huge and interrelated – end poverty, protect the safety of the planet, improve  education, health and ensure that all human beings enjoy equal rights and prosperity, leaving no one behind.  We believe that Georgia has the capacity to reach the Sustainable Development Goals and meet all challenges,“ he said.

Through this project, launched on UN Day, the UN Office in Georgia aimed to raise public awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals. Like the Rubik’s Cube, the Sustainable Development Goals are universal, indivisible and linked to each other.

Throughout the day, the children and other volunteers were busy distributing booklets about the SDGs in Georgian language on Rustaveli Avenue. Passer-by kids also were given toy Rubik’s Cubes branded with SDG logos as gifts.

The campaign was organized by the United Nations Office in Georgia in cooperation with the local non-governmental organizations.

Other events organized in celebration of UN Day included: TV spots, UN4U and info sessions for students from intermediate, high schools and universities across the country which featured panel discussions and roundtables on the Sustainable Development Goals and on several topics of priority to Georgia and the UN.