Panama

Sustainable Development for Panama

Goal 16 -  Panama is focusing in all-inclusinve, rights-based, equal-oppurtunity and dignifying opportunity for all citizens to raise universal standards of living and better services, like healthcare, education, equal pay, transportation, and amenities.

Panama is part of the (EPIC) equal pay international coalition for women with other countries who have pledged the same goal like, Canada, Iceland, South Africa, Republic of Korea, and Switzerland. Together, they promote private partners and business to decrease the gender gap. This allows peaceful acts between communities since Goal 16 is about promoting peace and justice for all.


"16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
16.8 Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance"

The U.S Strategy for Central America, includes Panama, and focuses in "1) promoting prosperity, 2) enhancing security, and 3) improving governance." The Panama Canal helps both economies in the trade system. The U.S receives seafood, gold, sugar cane, and bananas and pineapples from Panama. One dollar is equal to Panama's currency, one Panamanian balboa. See picture below.  Photo credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamanian_balboa

Sources:

EPIC. (2020) Retrieved from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/?p=26566

Panama Sustainable Development. (2020) Retrieved from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/memberstates/panama

Goal 16 targets. UN Sustainable Goals (2020). Retrieved from https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/peace-justice/

U.S in Panama. Retrieved from https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-panama/