United Nations: The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, calls today, for the first time, the so-called annual moment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), as agreed in a high-level event on last year.
In the final document of the SDG summit in 2019, the UN member states set the stage for this event, which now seeks to establish a vision for the Decade of Action towards the achievement of these goals and a better recovery from the pandemic of Covid-19.
Likewise, its organizers indicate, the event aims to capture a snapshot of progress in the SDGs, and analyze plans and actions in order to address the main gaps in their implementation.
As of this date, the moment of the SDGs will be an annual event called by the highest representative of the UN at the opening of each session of the General Assembly until 2030, the deadline for reaching those 17 goals focused on human well-being and a healthier planet.
On several occasions, Guterres has highlighted how the pandemic shows the fragility of the world today and exposes flaws that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to address: such as inadequate health systems, gaps in social protection, structural inequalities, weak institutions, environmental degradation, climate crisis, among others.
Likewise, the United Nations authorities consider that the SDGs provide a vital framework for recovering from the health crisis along a path that leads to greener and more inclusive economies, and stronger and more resilient societies.
Although some progress was made five years after the adoption of the SDGs, on the other hand there is growing food insecurity, environmental deterioration, poverty, and persistent and widespread inequalities.
The pandemic unleashed an unprecedented crisis this year, the loss of lives and livelihoods will make progress on sustainable development issues even more difficult, warns the United Nations.
Several agencies of the multilateral organization warn that the most vulnerable are the most affected, millions of people are now at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while existing inequalities and patterns of discrimination deepen.
For this reason, the United Nations system seeks to promote a change towards a more sustainable economy, one that works for both people and the planet.