Must accelerate action for sustainable development goals: UN Secy General
progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 remains uneven, slow and mostly elusive. The United Nation's annual report card, Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024, launched in New York on Friday, finds only 17 % of the SDG targets are currently on track, with nearly half showing minimal or moderate progress, and over one-third stalled or regressing. «The world is getting a failing grade,» said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. «The takeaway is simple: Our failure to secure peace, to confront climate change and to boost international finance is undermining development. We must accelerate action for the Sustainable Development Goals — and we don't have a moment to lose.» Between 2015, when countries adopted the SDGs to 2019, there were marked gains and improvements though these too were insufficient to achieve the goals by 2030. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and its lingering impacts, the energy, food and economic crisis resulting from the wars and escalating conflicts, geopolitical tensions and growing climate chaos have severely hindered progress.
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According to the report, an additional 23 million people were pushed into extreme poverty and over 100 million more were suffering from hunger in 2022 compared to 2019. The number of civilian deaths in armed conflict skyrocketed in 2023. That year was also the warmest on record, with global temperatures nearing the critical 1.5°C threshold. «This report highlights the urgent need for stronger and more effective international cooperation to maximize progress starting now,» stressed Guterres.
