Goals set to end global poverty by 2030

countries need resources to implement Sustainable Development Goals: Hasina

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), containing a set of 17 global goals with the core objective to end poverty from the world by 2030, have unanimously been adopted in New York by the 193 member states of the United Nations including Bangladesh. The SDGs, described as historic by the UN, will replace Millennium Development Goals (MDG) that will expire on December 31, this year. “A bold new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future was unanimously adopted today by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at the start of a three-day Summit on Sustainable Development,” according to a press release issued by the UN on Friday.
“The historic adoption of the new Sustainable Development Agenda, with 17 global goals at its core, was met with a thunderous standing ovation from delegations that included many of the more than 150 world leaders who will be addressing the Summit,” it said. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Summit, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, “The new agenda is a promise by leaders to all people everywhere. It is a universal, integrated and transformative vision for a better world.”
“It is an agenda for people, to end poverty in all its forms,” he said, adding, “It is an agenda for shared prosperity, peace and partnership (that) conveys the urgency of climate action (and) is rooted in gender equality and respect for the rights of all.” “Above all, it pledges to leave no one behind,” said the UN chief.  “The true test of commitment to Agenda 2030 will be implementation. We need action from everyone, everywhere. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are our guide. They are a to-do list for people and planet, and a blueprint for success,” he said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the Summit to deliver her address and take part in discussions, highlighting different aspects of the SDGs. Speaking at the third interactive dialogue on SDGs on Saturday, the prime minister laid emphasis on living on the expectations of the people and said that many of the countries  need the resources to implement the collective commitments that were made. “Yesterday, we adopted our pro-people and pro-planet Agenda. We are encouraged about the promises that we made for inclusive development for all. Now, we must also live up to the expectations of our people,” she said, according to her speech made available to The Independent. “Many of our countries
need the resources to implement our collective commitments. We also need to address the issues related to enabling environment at global level,” she added. The Prime Minister also said, “We all should walk together to secure our common destiny. We need to ensure that people at the bottom also enjoy fruits of development.” “Across the developing world, technology can make differences in sound consumption and production in people’s life,” she said.
Stressing the need for responsible role by the private sector and the civil society, Hasina said, “They should help us bridge gaps across communities and countries.” “Business needs to look beyond ‘short-run profit’,” she said, emphasising conservation and protection of environment. Meanwhile, the prime minister was due to make a statement at the 5th Plenary of the UN Summit for adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda yesterday in New York
Detailing Bangladesh’s success with regard to the MDGs, she is expect to highlight the need for full and effective realisation for the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ and the ‘Addis Ababa Action Agenda’ and the need to deliver on the existing and emerging issues and their potentials in an integrated manner, according to sources. The new Sustainable Development Goals build on the goal-setting agendas of United Nations conferences and the widely successful Millennium Development Goals that have improved the lives of millions of people, according to the UN.  The new agenda recognises that the world is facing immense challenges, ranging from widespread poverty, rising inequalities and enormous disparities of opportunity, wealth and power to environmental degradation and the risks posed by climate change.  The 17 SDGs and 169 targets of the new agenda will be monitored and reviewed using a set of global indicators.

 

Goals set to end global poverty by 2030

countries need resources to implement Sustainable Development Goals: Hasina

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), containing a set of 17 global goals with the core objective to end poverty from the world by 2030, have unanimously been adopted in New York by the 193 member states of the United Nations including Bangladesh. The SDGs, described as historic by the UN, will replace Millennium Development Goals (MDG) that will expire on December 31, this year. A bold new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future was unanimously adopted today by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at the start of a three-day Summit on Sustainable Development, according to a press release issued by the UN on Friday. The historic adoption of the new Sustainable Development Agenda, with 17 global goals at its core, was met with a thunderous standing ovation from delegations that included many of the more than 150 world leaders who will be addressing the Summit, it said. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Summit, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, The new agenda is a promise by leaders to all people everywhere. It is a universal, integrated and transformative vision for a better world. It is an agenda for people, to end poverty in all its forms, he said, adding, It is an agenda for shared prosperity, peace and partnership (that) conveys the urgency of climate action (and) is rooted in gender equality and respect for the rights of all. Above all, it pledges to leave no one behind, said the UN chief. The true test of commitment to Agenda 2030 will be implementation. We need action from everyone, everywhere. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are our guide. They are a to-do list for people and planet, and a blueprint for success, he said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the Summit to deliver her address and take part in discussions, highlighting different aspects of the SDGs. Speaking at the third interactive dialogue on SDGs on Saturday, the prime minister laid emphasis on living on the expectations of the people and said that many of the countries need the resources to implement the collective commitments that were made. Yesterday, we adopted our pro-people and pro-planet Agenda. We are encouraged about the promises that we made for inclusive development for all. Now, we must also live up to the expectations of our people, she said, according to her speech made available to The Independent. Many of our countries need the resources to implement our collective commitments. We also need to address the issues related to enabling environment at global level, she added. The Prime Minister also said, We all should walk together to secure our common destiny. We need to ensure that people at the bottom also enjoy fruits of development. Across the developing world, technology can make differences in sound consumption and production in peoples life, she said. Stressing the need for responsible role by the private sector and the civil society, Hasina said, They should help us bridge gaps across communities and countries. Business needs to look beyond short-run profit, she said, emphasising conservation and protection of environment. Meanwhile, the prime minister was due to make a statement at the 5th Plenary of the UN Summit for adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda yesterday in New York Detailing Bangladeshs success with regard to the MDGs, she is expect to highlight the need for full and effective realisation for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the need to deliver on the existing and emerging issues and their potentials in an integrated manner, according to sources. The new Sustainable Development Goals build on the goal-setting agendas of United Nations conferences and the widely successful Millennium Development Goals that have improved the lives of millions of people, according to the UN. The new agenda recognises that the world is facing immense challenges, ranging from widespread poverty, rising inequalities and enormous disparities of opportunity, wealth and power to environmental degradation and the risks posed by climate change. The 17 SDGs and 169 targets of the new agenda will be monitored and reviewed using a set of global indicators.