Metiria Turei was a member of parliament for the Green Party Aotearoa New Zealand from 2002 to 2017 and its co-leader from 2009. She has recently retired from politics and is now studying at the Dunedin School of Art. She has a law degree from Auckland University and spent many years as a poverty activist, fighting for the rights of families to a decent income and quality housing. ...

Ella S. Prihatini is a veteran journalist and in her last semester of Ph.D. at the University of Western Australia (UWA), Perth. She holds a BA in International Relations (University of Gadjah Mada/UGM, Yogyakarta) and Master of Development Practice (University of Queensland/UQ, Brisbane). Her research interests focus on electoral politics, comparative studies, gender, and Indonesia. ...

This session is the official launch event for 'Parliamentarians for the Global Goals', a new initiative for and by parliamentarians who work on SDG implementation as they play a crucial role in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda — as legislators, holding governments accountable, as representatives and as the link between the multilateral/regional spheres and the people. ...