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"This week world leaders are gathering at the United Nations (UN) headquarters
in New York to review progress against the Sustainable Development Goals. We’re
halfway between when the goals were set in 2015 and when they need to be met in
2030.
As authors of a global UN report on the goals, we have a message to share.
Currently, the world is not on track to achieve any of the 17 goals.
There is much at stake. Failing to achieve the goals would mean by the end of
the decade, 600 million people will be living in extreme poverty. More than 80
million children and young people will not be in school. Humanity will
overshoot the Paris climate agreement’s 1.5°C “safe” guardrail on average
global temperature rise. And, at the current rate, it will take 300 years to
attain gender equality.
But there is hope. With decisive action, we can shift the dial towards a
fairer, more sustainable and prosperous world by 2030."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
