President of the Congress of Representatives, Francina Armengol, this Tuesday said science is “the only way to make optimal decisions.” “There will be no future without scientists,” he said as he began II Monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) held at the CaixaForum in Madrid and promoted by ENCLAVE ODS, EL ESPAÑOL and Invertia.
“I believe in politics with a capital letter as the most powerful tool to change things,” he commented while inaugurating the observatory. For this purpose, during this assembly and from the lower house it has promised to be promoted this Tuesday “Structural Changes to Address Sustainability Challenges”.
Congress president Armengol, who acts as the third power of state after the king and the head of government, called for the importance of events like the recently launched observatory because they are the basis for dialogue and for society to talk to each other, “Our main tool”.
3. Francina Armengol, President of the Congress of Representatives
“If there’s one thing I think is essential to building the future, it’s dialogue,” he promised. And he provides examples ranging from collaboration between public and private institutions to dialogue between different social agencies. “It’s essential to make better decisions,” he said.
During his opening remarks, Armengol reviewed some of the challenges faced during the monitoring center. From the role some have to play Public administrations -“We are committed to protecting the future by creating progressive policies”-, to the importance to be given Aqua -“There will be no habitable planet that is not involved in maintaining and restoring our seas and our oceans”-.
But Armengol wanted to dwell on one of the aspects that were particularly noticeable and which he considered fundamental: mental health. “We must give it more space on the public agenda, address it without obstacles and with determination, which is one of the best resorts of our society. And, if possible, after the destruction created by the new time opened by the epidemic.”
Recalling that suicide is the number one cause of unnatural death among youth between the ages of 15 and 19, the Congress leader said it cannot be a “cause or consequence of silence”.
“Mental health issues need to be faced head-on,” he said, focusing not only on the youth but also on the elderly and women. He requested that “Not even a breath to give what it affects” For these groups. “All these will shape us into a better society with a more prosperous future and present.”
