[Graphical user interface, website Description automatically generated] JOIN US AT HELSINKI CITY HALL Hundreds of countries and cities the world over have committed to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals<https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F… by the year 2030, but have they made any progress? The City of Helsinki and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) are teaming up to host an inspirational series of discussion forums that will highlight some of the goals and work that is being done to make these goals a reality. In this first event in our series, Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer Martha Chen will shine a light on the role of informal work in our transforming economy. A panel featuring the Mayor of Helsinki Juhana Vartiainen, Emeritus Professor Jo Beall and Community Coordinator Mohamed Ghonam discuss what is being done to secure sustainable economic growth and decent work for everyone. Time: Tuesday 31 May 2022 at 15:30-17 Place: Helsinki City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13 + Helsinki-kanava<https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http… The series is open to everyone who is interested in sustainability. Coffee and tea are served for on-site participants. Please note that seating in the City Hall Lobby is limited. More information here<https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fw…amp;reserved=0>. Welcome! Leeni Varis Communications Team Assistant United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research Phone +358 (0)9 615 99257 Email varis@wider.unu.edu<mailto:varis@wider.unu.edu> Web wider.unu.edu<https://www.wider.unu.edu/> Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160 Helsinki, Finland [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/UNUWIDER> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/unuwider> [YouTube icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UNUWIDER> [Flickr icon] <https://www.flickr.com/photos/unu-wider> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/unu-wider> [The logo of United Nations Universtity World Institute for Development Economics Research]