‘Fair And Sustainable’ Transformative Change Needed To Achieve SDGs, U.N. SG Says In Opening Address At High-Level Meeting
U.N. News: Inclusion, empowerment and equality, must be ‘at the heart of our efforts’ to ensure sustainable development, says U.N. chief
“The world’s people are demanding ‘transformative change that is fair and sustainable,’ Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling on government leaders to use the upcoming slate of key United Nations meetings in September to ‘kickstart a decade of delivery and action for people and planet.’ His call for concrete action was the cornerstone of his address to ministers attending the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) — the main U.N. platform monitoring follow-up on states’ actions towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…” (7/16).
Coverage of a WHO side event at the HLPF is available from the IISD SDG Knowledge Hub.
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