Canadian University Dubai (CUD) offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs based on a world-leading international curriculum. Located in the cityโs vibrant business district, CUD gives students the unique opportunity to obtain a first-class Canadian education while experiencing the dynamic lifestyle of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES
The SDG agenda is rooted in the principle of leaving no one behind, acknowledging the prevalence of extreme vulnerability. It emphasizes our societal worth in how we address those in distress on the fringes of national and global matters. Sustainability entails meeting current needs while safeguarding the ability of future generations to do the same. In essence, sustainability is an inclusive concept closely tied to the values of global citizenship and global social responsibility. It recognizes the interdependence of our individual selves with our organizational decisions and the systemic components of our local and global societies.
The Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development document highlights these 5P commitments as:
P1 People: We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfill their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment.
P2 Planet: We are determined to protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of the present and future generations.
P3 Prosperity: We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature.
P4 Peace: We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.
P5 Partnership: We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focussed in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
