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WHAT WE DO

Since Our Founding In 1998, The International Sibling Society Has Been Promoting Arts and Culture All Over The World. We build partnership coalitions in 190+ countries to create awareness of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (a.k.a. SDGs). Through our podcast SDGS EXPLAINED, we explore the universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all, addressing key challenges such as poverty, hunger, health, education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below water, life on land, peace and justice, and strong institutions.

Pre-interview questionsThank you for your interest in the International Sibling Society's 2025 Great Race for Sustainability. You will be working with a large group of volunteers across the globe to increase awareness of the United Nations 17 global Sustainable Development Goals. We will do that by organizing a virtual Global Race for Sustainability in 190+ countries.

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GLOBAL RACE FOR SUSTAINABILITY Explainer Video and Registration Details #GlobalRaceForSustainability

This video delves into the details of the GLOBAL RACE FOR SUSTAINABILITY, where runners from over 190 countries participate in a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or full marathon to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn how you can register, structure your own race experience, and even join a larger country team.

This video also discusses the FREE family-friendly fun run subevent, the scholarship fund to support runners who can't afford the registration fee, and the array of support available from the International Sibling Society to help tailor-make your race experience.

Whether you're running solo on a picturesque mountain dune or part of a larger country team running on a coastal beach, every step you take contributes to the awareness and achievement of the 17 SDGs. Watch this video to learn how you can get involved!

OR GO DIRECTLY TO RACE REGISTRATION: Click here to register for the Global Race for Sustainability

CLICK HERE to REGISTER for the GLOBAL RACE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

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The State of Palestine (UN Observer State)

The Cook Islands (Member of specialized agencies)

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What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity for all by the year 2030. The SDGs are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The SDGs are interdependent and aim to build a better and more sustainable future for all.The 17 goals are:1. No Poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.2. Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.3. Good Health and Well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.4. Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.5. Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.6. Clean Water and Sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.7. Affordable and Clean Energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.8. Decent Work and Economic Growth: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.10. Reduced Inequalities: Reduce income inequality within and among countries.11. Sustainable Cities and Communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.12. Responsible Consumption and Production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.13. Climate Action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.14. Life Below Water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.15. Life On Land: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.17. Partnerships for the Goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

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Learn About Our History

Mission

The International Sibling Society promotes Arts and Culture all over the world by building partnership coalitions in 190+ countries promoting and achieving 17 Sustainable Development Goals (a.k.a. SDGs) by the year 2030, as a 501(c)(3) Charitable A20 Arts & Culture Nonprofit Organization on a mission to provide, produce and promote arts and culture access to a variety of arts experiences encompassing the visual, media and performing arts.

Founded in 1998, the International Sibling Society sponsored a series of orphanage studies in Germany, Latvia, Switzerland, Belarus, Bulgaria, France, India, Thailand, China and Japan resulting in the creation of “Painting a Voice,” a collection of over 200 paintings created by children living in orphanages around the world. “Painting a Voice” opened at the United Nations New York City headquarters in January 2005. Today The International Sibling Society continues its work by raising awareness of international child abandonment and other pressing international issues through volunteerism and art-based projects such as photo exhibitions, documentary films, public art installations, lectures & conferences.

The International Sibling Society currently seeks collaborators to promote and achieve the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Society launched this effort at Burning Man 2022. Art created there is currently in circulation through various exhibition venues. To be a part of this effort, contact us at diplomaticoffice@issNOw.earth.

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