UNITED NATIONS, 29 Jun: The United Nations warned Friday that only 17% of its 169 targets to improve life for the world\u2019s more than 7 billion people are on track to be reached by the 2030 deadline.
\nU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched the annual report saying, \u201cIt shows the world is getting a failing grade.\u201d
\nWorld leaders adopted the 17 wide-ranging development goals from ending global poverty to achieving gender equality in 2015, and set 169 specific targets to be reached by the end of the decade.
\nAccording to the report, nearly half the targets show minimal or moderate progress and over one-third are stalled or regressing \u2014 with just 17% are on track to be achieved.
\n\u201cThe takeaway is simple,\u201d Guterres said. \u201cOur failure to secure peace, to confront climate change, and to boost international finance is undermining development.\u201d
\nThe report also cited the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and said an additional 23 million people were pushed into extreme poverty and over 100 million more were suffering from hunger in 2022 compared to 2019.
\n\u201cIn a world of unprece-dented wealth, knowledge and technologies, the denial of basic needs for so many is outrageous and unacceptable,\u201d Guterres said.
\nOn the downside, the U.N. reported that for the first time this century, per-capita GDP growth in half of the world\u2019s most vulnerable nations is slower than that of advanced economies, threatening improvements in equality. And in 2022, it said, nearly 60% of countries faced moderate to abnormally high food prices.
\nThe goal of quality education is far offtrack. Only 58% of students worldwide achieved minimum proficiency in reading by the end of primary school, and \u201crecent assessments reveal a significant decline in math and reading scores in many countries,\u201d the report said.
\nAs for gender equality, it said the world continues to lag: One in five girls still marry before age 18, violence against women persists, far too many women don\u2019t have the right to decide on their sexual and reproductive health \u2014 and at current rates it will take 176 years for women to reach parity with men in management positions.
\nGuterres said the report also has \u201csome glimmers of hope.\u201d
\nMobile broadband is accessible to 95% of the world\u2019s population, up from 78% in 2015. Global capacity to generate electricity from renewable has been expan-ding at an unprecedented 8.1% annually for past five years, the report said.
\nIncreased access to treatment has averted 20.8 million AIDS-related deaths in the past three decades. New malaria vaccines being rolled out could save millions of lives. Girls in most regions are now achieving parity with boys in education. And many women are breaking glass ceilings, it said.
\n\u201cBut the speed and scale of the change needed for sustainable development is still far too slow,\u201d Guterres said.
\nHe called for action to end wars from Gaza to Ukraine, Sudan and beyond, \u201cand to pivot from spending on destruction and war to investing in people and peace.\u201d (AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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