Khaberni -The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that more than 800 million people are living in extreme poverty amid worsening effects of climate change, affirming that this situation places us "in a global developmental emergency".
Guterres added, in a press statement during the launch of the 2025 Sustainable Development Goals report, that only 35% of the sustainable development goals are on the right track, or making moderate progress to achieve them by 2023.
The UN official emphasized the need to recognize the deep links between developmental regression and conflicts, saying: "For this reason, we must continue to work for peace in the Middle East".
He also reaffirmed the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate release of all prisoners, and providing humanitarian needs without barriers as an initial step towards achieving a two-state solution.
He pointed to the necessity of continuing the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, a fair and lasting peace in Ukraine, and putting an end to the horror and bloodshed in Sudan.
Guterres recorded that nearly half of the sustainable development goals are moving very slowly, and 18% are moving in the opposite direction.
The launch of the Secretary-General's report coincided with the opening of the high-level political forum on sustainable development goals for 2025, sponsored by the United Nations Economic and Social Council from July 14 to July 23.
It is noted that eradicating extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030 is a central goal of the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan, defined as living on less than $2.15 per person per day, according to the 2017 purchasing power parity standard.
The United Nations warns that the continuation of current patterns will place about 7% of the world's population, approximately 575 million people, in the grip of extreme poverty by 2030, with a significant concentration of these poor in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
