Sustainable Development Goals 2030 failing ; Travel& Tourism may help -

eTurbo News article - Written by Imtiaz Muqbil

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

The “unfavorable global context” has rendered the 2030 target for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) unachievable, according to a UN report. Although considerable progress has been made across all the 17 goals, it is “uneven and inadequate” across countries and categories, and will not be fully achieved until 2062.

The progress report was released at a Feb 15 press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) addressed by Rachel Beavan, Director, Statistics Division of the UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (ESCAP), and Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary for Programmes, ESCAP. With the SDG’s 15-year time frame having just entered its second half, the report offers a comprehensive analysis of the current situation, backed by measurement indicators by country and category.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is the main legislative organ of ESCAP and reports to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It provides a forum for all governments of the region to review and discuss economic and social issues and to strengthen regional cooperation.