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Ten years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, reports show we are gravely off track. Intensifying, interconnected challenges continue to endanger the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
For example, the global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is in danger of failure, with almost 600 million people still living in extreme poverty. Hunger is also increasing, and we have witnessed the warmest years on record with carbon dioxide levels continuing to rise.Ìý
But we cannot give up hope or dilute our ambitions. It’s time to rescue the SDGs as a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. We must build on our successes and accelerate progress in key areas that will achieve the greatest impact.Ìý
The number of people lacking electricity access in the world fell by almost 30 per cent from 2015 to 2022. Internet access increased by about 70 per cent.
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For local communities these transformations represent real opportunities. To improve health and widen access to education and social protection. To make food systems more resilient, while creating green jobs. To open e-commerce and financial services, while also protecting the environment and biodiversity.
But developing countries cannot take these actions alone. We need to support them in designing and implementing their economic transformations.Ìý
At the Summit of the Future last September, world leaders set out the Pact for the Future, a sharp vision of a multilateralism that can deepen cooperation and deliver on these promises.
The Pact contains commitments that can unlock financing, including an SDG Stimulus, a review of the sovereign debt architecture and reform of the international financial architecture.
As TERI and this Summit make clear, these reforms will be critical to help developing countries mobilize the financing and support they need to invest in green solutions and renewable energy systems for the future.Ìý
Financing can play a key role in creating demand for renewables and low-carbon solutions at all levels — from households to businesses — while ensuring positive socio-economic and environmental benefits. Ìý
To accelerate these efforts, the UN system is working to support country level policy reforms, integrate stakeholder innovations, build institutional capacities, and boost infrastructure investments across the entire renewable clean energy supply chain. Ìý
And the Secretary-General's panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals offers important Principles and Actionable Recommendations to ensure this new era does not repeat historical patterns of exploitation. Ìý
This work will be critical in supporting countries as they develop national climate plans ahead of COP30 — plans that must reduce emissions by investing in renewable solutions that can create new jobs and sources of prosperity. Ìý
The message is clear. No single nation can navigate challenges alone. Effective collaboration is increasingly critical to shaping our common future.
The United Nations is committed to standing with all partners as we accelerate action on the SDGs and shape the sustainable future all people need and deserve.Ìý
Thank you.