United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the Sustainable Development Goals are being pushed far out of reach.
As we mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Guterres said “we face a harsh truth: the world is moving backwards.”
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is a wake-up call to the world. This year’s theme — “Dignity for all in practice” — must be a rallying cry for urgent global action.
Covid-19 plunged millions of people into poverty, setting back more than four years of hard-won progress. Inequalities are widening. National and household economies are battered by job losses, skyrocketing food and energy prices, and the gathering shadows of a global recession, he said.
He said “At the same time, the climate crisis and raging conflicts are causing immense suffering, with the poorest people bearing the brunt. Developing countries are being squeezed dry, and denied access to resources and debt relief to invest in recovery and growth. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being pushed far out of reach”.
