The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned this Wednesday that 75% of the sustainable development goals are at risk of not being met in the region in 2030.
“Only 25% of the goals for which information is available show a behavior that makes it possible to predict their fulfillment in 2030. On the other hand, it is estimated that 48% reveal a correct trend but insufficient to reach the respective goal, while the remaining 27% exhibit a regressive trend”, lamented the executive secretary of the organization, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
The United Nations institution, based in Santiago, Chile, held this Wednesday the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, a meeting that was attended by representatives of 33 countries in the region.
“We must achieve transformative change. World leaders will have a choice to make: follow through on their commitment to a better future or let it fall by the wayside.”, said the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are 17 goals acquired in 2015 by 193 world leaders, which replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and which constitute the global social agenda until 2030.
It is a set of commitments that propose global policies aimed at eradicating poverty and inequality and strengthening education, health, culture, gender equality and environmental protection.
The foreign minister of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero, defined the task as a “colossal challenge”, marked by the “unprecedented social, economic and environmental degradation and deterioration”.
“The SDG Summit in September, which will mark the halfway point towards the year 2030, represents a key moment to design a global plan to accelerate the implementation of these objectives. The commitment to carry out this agenda must continue to be an unyielding commitment”, he added.
Latin America, the most unequal region in the world and the one most affected by the pandemic, grew 6.9% in 2021, as a rebound after the 6.8% collapse registered in 2020, the biggest recession in 120 years.
The slowdown in the region began in the second half of 2022, which closed with an estimated growth of 3.7%, according to ECLAC, which has not yet provided the final figure.
For 2023, the agency recently reduced its regional GDP growth forecast from the 1.3% estimated last December to 1.2%, mainly due to “growing external uncertainties and internal constraints”.
Source: EFE
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