The UN key Sustainable development objectives Report launched Monday by Secretary General António Guterrestell the two Progress and reverse – showing that the world has made significant progress but is still radically off -piste to achieve its development objectives by 2030.
Enter the day
“” This report is more than an instantaneous today. It is also a compass indicating how to progress. This report shows that sustainable development objectives (SDGs) are always at hand, but Only if we act – with urgency, unit and an unshakable resolution“Said Mr. Guterres.
The publication of the report coincides with the first day of the high -level political level Forum On the sustainable development which will meet over the next ten days in New York in the hope of responding to the call to the action of the UN chief.
“A global development urgency”
In 2015, the General Assembly adopted THE 2030 agendaWho described 17 sustainable development objectives – including the implementation of poverty and the guarantee that everyone had access to health care and quality education.
The ambitious SDGs had to be made by prioritizing future generations through sustainable and friendly initiatives.
“The 2030 agenda represents our collective recognition that our destinies are linked and that sustainable development is not a zero -sum game but a shared company It benefits us all, ”said Li Junhua, a Under-Secretary-Managerl for economic and social affairs.
Ten years after this commitment, the agenda is faced with increasingly strong, including a deficit in financing of 4 dollars for the world in development and increasing geopolitical tensions that undermine multilateralism.
“The problem is that sustainable development objectives do not include the instruments that would be necessary to achieve them,” said Mr. Guterres.
In light of these challenges, Only 18% of SDGs are on the right track To meet by 2030. About 17% are experiencing moderate progress. But more than half of the goals evolve too slowly – and 18% of the goals fell.
“We are in the event of an emergency of global development, an emergency measured in more than 800 billion people still living in extreme poverty, to intensify climatic impacts and in the implacable debt service,” said the secretary general.
Real lives have been transformed – and left behind
Between 2015 and 2023, maternal mortality rates and mortality rates for children under the age of five fell by around 15%. During this same period, 54 countries eliminated at least one tropical disease and 2.2 billion cases of malaria were avoided following prevention areas.
“These victories are not abstract statistics – they represent a real transformed life, families have been withdrawn from poverty and communities authorized to build better and more resilient future,” said Mr. Li.
However, just as some have transformed, many people around the world have been left behind.
One in 10 people still lively in abject poverty and one in 11 experiences food insecurity. More than 1.1 billion people live in slums or informal colonies without basic services, including access to drinking water and sanitation. And in 2024, a person lost their lives because of the conflict every 12 minutes.
In short, while many lives have been transformed over the past ten years, many lives were not – and some have been aggravated or lost.
“What we have learned since then is that sustainable development is not a destination but rather a journey of innovation, adaptation and commitment to human dignity,” said Mr. Li.
Data at the heart of development
Reliable data is what underlies sustainable development, according to the Secretary General’s report. This is what allows the UN, the governments of the states and the leaders of civil society to understand what progress has been made and how to target increased investments for the areas that require more work.
When the 2030 Agenda was adopted for the first time in 2015, only a third of SDGs had sufficient data and more than a third lacked international agreed methodologies. Today, 70% of SDGs are well monitored And all indicators have internationally established surveillance mechanisms.
However, the progress made in monitoring development progress is, like all parts of the development program, under a growing threat.
“This report tells the story of the SDGs in number, but it is, above all, a call for action,” said Mr. Guterres.
A young girl from Guatemala holds herbs from a kitchen garden.
Multilateralism is not negotiable
The secretary general said that the SDGs cannot be made without significant financial architecture reforms, which must start with an investment in multilateralism.
“” This year’s HLPF is a crucial moment that gives us hope and encourages us to think collectively off the beaten track“Said Lok Bahadur Thapa, vice-president of the Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) During the meeting that opened the HLPF.
This forum is a recognition that work is not yet achieved – the objectives require more investments and more commitment over the next five years to ensure that the world leaves no more people behind.
“It is not a moment for despair, but for a determined action. We have knowledge, tools and partnerships to stimulate transformation. What we need now is urgent multilateralism – a record of shared responsibility and supported investments, “said Mr. Li.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com