RTI at the United Nations General Assembly

During the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, RTI is co-hosting and participating in several side events on noncommunicable diseases, adolescent mental health, the economic impact of obesity, literacy and numeracy remediation and how to measure the collective impact of NCD interventions, as well as an education event on literacy and numeracy remediation. 

Side Events: 

Date: Tuesday, September 20th |12:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
 
Location: The 8th Floor Workshop at WeWork, 500 7th Ave, New York City
 
Title: Science of Teaching ‘Launch and Lunch’: Remediation in Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
 
Hosts: RTI International
 
Paragraph summary: The Science of Teaching program has developed a series of ‘How-To Guides’ on best practices to improve the teaching of foundational literacy and numeracy at scale. These guides have been developed by RTI International and are funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. On September 20, RTI International will be discussing the guides on Assessment-Informed Instruction and launching the newest how-to guide - Remediation in Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: A How-To Guide – on the side lines of the Transforming Education Summit in New York. During this two hour ‘launch and lunch’, you will hear from Science of Teaching authors about the relationship between assessment informed instruction and remediation, the core elements of effective remediation programs and how remediation approaches - embedded within literacy and numeracy programs - can help struggling learners. You will also hear insights from effective assessment informed instruction and remediation interventions and have the opportunity to network with other attendees over lunch.

Date: Tuesday, September 20th | 4:00-5:30PM EDT 
Location: New York- UNICEF House – Danny Kaye Visitor Center 

Transforming Education Summit Subevent– Mental Health Promotion and Prevention in Schools and Learning Environments: An Urgent Call to Action for World Leaders and Donors 

Hosted by WHO, UNESCO and Government of Thailand 

This event aims to bring together public and private sector partners to make a case for mental health prevention, promotion and response in school and education policies. During the event, adolescents and young people will share their views on the importance of mental health promotion and prevention in schools (MHPSS) in schools. UNICEF will discuss RTI’s work on understanding the cost-benefit of school-based mental health promotion and prevention in humanitarian and development contexts. We will also hear from global leaders and experts on different approaches taken by countries to strengthen education systems to respond to children's mental health and psychosocial well-being. 

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 7:00-9:30 PM EDT  
Location: Danish Mission in NYC 

Investing in addressing obesity – from childhood through the life course 

Co-hosted by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, World Obesity Federation and UNICEF, with support from Novo Nordisk 

This event, held on the side lines of the 2022 UN General Assembly will explore newly launched insight and analysis of the economic impact of obesity and discuss the implications of and opportunities for using this to advance global obesity policy implementation. Notably, the event will zone in on the new WHO Acceleration Plan and the resources that are needed to ensure effective implementation of the recommendations and increase the chance of meaningful progress being made towards achieving the global targets in adults and children. This event will also serve as the launch of the  RTI-WOF global economic impacts of obesity data published in BMJ Global Health. Findings from the RTI-UNICEF investment case for childhood obesity in Mexico will also be presented. RTI’s Rachel Nugent will present the economic impacts of obesity findings and participate in a panel discussion. 

Date: September 22, 2022 | 6:00PM-7:30PM EDT 
Location: Harvard Club, New York, NY 

Unlocking the potential for collective impact:  Finding the hidden benefits of partnering for noncommunicable diseases  

Hosted by Access Accelerated, RTI International, City Cancer Challenge, NCD Alliance, PATH, World Bank, and the World Heart Federation 

There has been a universal call for greater collective action in pursuit of the UN SDGs. Yet, how do we know if our collective efforts are leading to collective impact? What metrics should be used? How do we demonstrate results? Can we clearly link cause and effect?  

In partnership with RTI International, Access Accelerated and our partners, City Cancer Challenge, NCD Alliance, PATH, World Bank and the World Heart Federation, this special UNGA side event will explore models of measuring collective impact and share experiences and insights from six years of collective action tackling NCDs. RTI’s Rachel Nugent will serve as a moderator of the event.