Reviewing Economic and Social Council’ Work, Impact of Sea-Level Rise, General Assembly Hears Calls for More Development Financing, Partnership to Achieve 2030 Agenda
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Warning that the world remains off track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, senior United Nations officials today urged Member States to move beyond declarations towards measurable progress, as the General Assembly reviewed the Economic and Social Council’s work amid widening inequalities, mounting debt and growing demands for multilateral reform.
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