In September , the U. This daring strategy tackles issues that people universally share and provides a valuable road map to reaching their outlined goals.
It includes 17 sustainable development goals SDGs , as well as global targets that the world intends to meet by This plan is different from past attempts because of its creative approaches and sheer scale.
The United Nations and global poverty reduction efforts include goals to not only tackle the climate crisis but also boost renewable energies, ensure sustainable water and build resilient infrastructures. As ambitious as this plan may seem, the United Nations sees no reason why it is not achievable. The size of the plan is equitable to the scale of the problem. The United Nations is aware that while economic prosperity is vital to providing better circumstances, other factors play indirect roles.
For example, the U. It also notes that the pace of poverty reduction began to slow down in We also need to harness the power of innovation and digital transformation to advance sustainable transport and accelerate progress towards Informal transport, for example, characterizes many rapidly growing metropolitan regions in developing countries.
They provide affordable mobility as well as employment, and contribute to local economies and reduction of carbon footprint. Through our Accelerator Labs network, we are using innovation as an effective tool to bring focus to and drive changes in the informal transport sector. Indeed, action at the local level is critical for achieving global goals and commitments, including those in the New Urban Agenda. The way we manage our cities today and their growth in the future can help shift us to low or zero-emission transport.
Local governments and communities are now exploring walkability, active transport, and e-mobility among others to combat air pollution, enhance the liveability of their cities, and raise their quality of life. Our host country itself has some approaches that could be instructive to other countries and cities. Our moderator Ani is a recognized world leader in this area and can speak a lot more eloquently on these important issues.
I look forward to the discussions ahead in this session and throughout the Conference. UNDP looks forward to working closely with all stakeholders to advance sustainable transport for sustainable development.
Bosnia and Herzegovina. English BHS. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde. Central African Republic. Congo Dem. Republic of. Congo Republic of. Costa Rica. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea Bissau. Chapter 2 identifies eradication of poverty as the greatest global challenge facing the world today and as an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, particularly for developing countries. JPOI recognizes the primary responsibility and role national governments and policies have for ensuring their own sustainable development and poverty eradication strategies.
The JPOI at the same time highlights the importance of concerted and concrete measures at all levels to enable developing countries to achieve their sustainable development goals as related to the internationally agreed poverty-related targets and goals, including those contained in Agenda 21, the relevant outcomes of other United Nations conferences and the United Nations Millennium Declaration.
As recommended by the World Summit for Social Development, the General Assembly convened a special session in to revise and assess the implementation of the outcome of the Social Summit and to identify new and further initiatives for social development. Agreement was reached on a wide array of initiatives to reduce poverty and spur job growth in the global economy. Reducing poverty, promoting job growth, and ensuring the participation of all people in the decision-making process were the main objectives of the agreement.
To achieve these goals, countries endorsed actions to ensure improved education and health, including in times of financial crisis. Millennium Declaration - Millennium Development Goal 1.
MDG 1 aims at eradicating extreme poverty and hunger. A , achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people 1. B , halve, between and , the proportion of people who suffer from hunger 1.
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