By J Nastranis | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
NEW YORK (IDN) – A new report released after the adoption of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is quite upbeat about Africa’s development prospects, but expresses serious reservations on several counts. “Having made encouraging progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), African countries have the opportunity” to use the SDGs “to tackle remaining challenges and achieve a development breakthrough,” says the report.
By Fabíola Ortiz | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are all about “finishing the unfinished business” of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), says Amina Mohammed, special adviser to the UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon on post-2015 development planning.
By Robert Johnson | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
BRUSSELS (IDN) – The 28-nation European Union (EU) has decided to strengthen relations through “high level dialogues” with the world’s fourth largest uranium producer Niger during the EU foreign and security affairs chief Federica Mogherini’s first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa. Uranium is of critical importance for both civilian and military purposes.
By J R Nastranis | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
NEW YORK (IDN) – The 193-Member United Nations General Assembly formally adopted on September 25 the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of what the UN called “bold” new Global Goals. These have however received a mixed response.
By J R Nastranis | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
NEW YORK (IDN) – Pope Francis – born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1936 – has been noted in his home country “for his humility, his emphasis on God’s mercy, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to interfaith dialogue”. But in his wide-ranging address at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, the Argentine pontiff has proved himself the sole world leader, unfettered by parochial interests of any sort whatsoever.
UNITED NATIONS (IDN | UN News Centre) – The buzz and excitement about global development are intensifying at the United Nations, as world leaders begin arriving in New York to launch a landmark new framework that will aim to end poverty and build a life of dignity for all, leaving no one behind.
WASHINGON (IDN) – The Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a non-profit, research and advisory organization, has highlighted ten stark facts about Sustainable Development Goals and illicit financial flows out of developing countries.
It pointed out in a media release that the scourge that illicit financial flows (IFFs) inflict upon poverty alleviation efforts has become well known and is addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals agenda (target 16.4).
In reaction to the new global commitments, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) President Raymond Baker said “we applaud this important step to curtail the torrent of money streaming out of developing economies.”
VIENNA (IDN) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will open a ministerial-level conference on September 29 to promote the entry into force the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), the Treaty that bans all nuclear explosive testing. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov of Kazakhstan will chair the so-called Article XIV conference, named […]
By Jaya Ramachandran | IDN-InDepthNews Report
ROME (IDN) – A senior UN official has stressed close links between conflict, imperilled rural livelihoods and migration, pointing out that “rural development and food security are central to the global response to the refugee crisis”.
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said in a web posted statement on September 24: “The millions of people who are being forced to flee from war, poverty and other hardships are a tragic reminder of the urgent need for peaceful solutions based on social justice and improved economic opportunities for all. Key to achieving this is the protection of and investment in rural livelihoods.”
By Eric LeCompte | IDN-InDepthNews Viewpoint
NEW YORK (IDN) – This morning at the White House, I saw Pope Francis urge world leaders to protect the most vulnerable and build an economy that leaves no one behind.
As I watched Pope Francis, I was jubilant. After all, the organization I direct, Jubilee USA, was founded by religious leaders and Pope John Paul II to do just that – win global economic reforms to benefit those living in poverty.
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