Coronavirus: UN highlights urgency to act for sustainable development goals

United Nations discussed urgency to act on commitment of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at an informal briefing on May 11. President of Ecomic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Mona Juul, convened Briefing on 'Joining Forces: Effective Policy Solutions for Covid-19 Response'.

UN held a wide-ranging policy discussion that can be used by countries to combat pandemic, preserve vances me and get back on track towards achieving SDGs. ECOSOC President, in her opening remark, said that while organisation is developing a better sense of next steps needed to overcome health crisis, it is only beginning to realise “true scale” of social and ecomic crisis that lies ahe.

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Loss of livelihoods

Juul highlighted that t only half of global workforce is in immediate danger of losing ir livelihoods, but global poverty is also set for first time since 1998. ambassor ded that  COVID-19 related disruption in programing in sub-Saharan Africa puts m at risk of returning to malaria mortality levels from 20 years ago.

“se are incomprehensible setbacks to our hard-won development gains. se facts are shocking, but y all point to one conclusion: we are facing a new reality post-COVID-19,” said UN official.

Juul asserted that though pandemic has impacted all of us, it has t been an equaliser, exposing inequalities in our societies and furr compounding m. She said that disparities should work as a catalyst and it is time to fulfil promise of leaving one behind.

“We are currently tossing and turning through dangerous waters. Fortunately, we have sustainable development goals as our chart to see us through storm,” said Juul.

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