Amina J. Mohammed reflects on the unraveling of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals as 2030 deadline nears
By
Bartosz Brzeziński
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
The article profiles Amina J. Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General who was instrumental in creating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 — a landmark global pact between rich and poor nations. As the 2030 deadline approaches, the SDGs are falling apart due to geopolitical tensions, climate crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and lack of funding. Mohammed reflects on the broken promises, the widening gap between wealthy and developing nations, and the urgent need for reform of global financial institutions. The piece examines how the ambitious vision of eradicating poverty and ending epidemics is faltering, and what that means for multilateralism and global cooperation.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledWe made a promise to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people, and we are breaking that promise.
The pandemic, the climate crisis, the wars — they have all exposed the fragility of our global systems and the deep inequalities that the SDGs were meant to address.
We cannot have a world where some nations prosper while others are left behind. That is not sustainable. That is not just.
The financial architecture built 80 years ago is no longer fit for purpose. We need a new deal between rich and poor nations.
If we fail on the SDGs, we fail on humanity's most basic commitments to each other.
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