![]() ![]() or weaknesses in social coherence, management of the state, and violence. That is why the Goals speak to many common concerns of countries, at all levels of development … whether youth unemployment and widening inequalities … increasing natural disasters and threats from climate change that include industrial pollution, degradation of terrestrial ecosystems, loss of biodiversity. The world’s interlinked threats and challenges require everyone to share responsibility and contribute to a common vision. INTERCONNECTEDNESS Ladies and Gentlemen, We live in a world of changes so profound and rapid that no country can stand alone. They have committed to ensure that all people can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality, peace and security … and they have agreed to protect the richness of life and nature on our planet, the only home we have. Indeed, world leaders acknowledged this and have committed to eradicate poverty for all times. Needless to say the task in front of us is urgent. Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people risk starving to death and succumbing to disease, lost futures, mass displacements and reversed development gains. The countries of Kenya, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia are currently facing – or are at risk – of large-scale famine (20 million people). And now we are facing one of the biggest famines ever, and it is largely human-made. We are also seeing heightened tensions and humanitarian crises, violent, interlinked and multiplying conflicts, and unprecedented scales of movements of people forced to flee their homes…. where the capacity of oceans to provide their vital services, and the survival of the planet’s biodiversity, are at great risk.where many women and girls are still deprived from equal opportunities, and.where rates of maternal and child mortality are unacceptably high, and millions of our children are out of school.where one in eight among us lives in extreme poverty, and two in five are without access to adequate sanitation.we live in a world where acute poverty and destitution coexist with extreme wealth. ![]() CHALLENGES So … we know where we want to get to, and we know how to measure our progress in getting there… And yet, in our second year of implementation we face some startling challenges: In other words, these 17 Goals and 169 targets – for which indicators exist and monitoring systems are being set – form the basis of a new social contract between the world’s leaders and their people. In a manner of speaking, the 169 Targets underpinning the SDGs are 169 ways of explain how no one is to be left behind. Indeed, we are well beyond measuring poverty only in GDP terms. The SDGs are a shared vision of a world … the “vision piece” of the globalization puzzle. ![]() While our imperative now is to implement these agreements, it is important to recall that the SDGs are not just an additional plan for the world, nor do they replace the specificity and detail of existing international agreements. It is also key to the agreement on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, among many other intergovernmental agreements and frameworks. This recognition is what drove the adoption of the universal and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. And, let me emphasize how particularly meaningful it is to be here, in your country which has been a strong promoter of the inter-dependence of nations … emphasizing the importance of shared values and common policies as a basis for sustainable development and sustaining peace. ![]() It is also a pleasure to share with you my passion for the 2030 Agenda and my enthusiasm for what the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can do for humanity. Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, INTRODUCTION – the 2030 AGENDA It is an honour and pleasure to address this important assembly in beautiful Shiga Prefecture. ![]()
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