World well short of pace needed to meet UN’s 2030 sustainable development goals

By MELINA WALLING
Associated Press

The world is falling well short of the progress needed to meet the United Nations’ sustainable development goals by 2030 in areas ranging from poverty to clean energy to biodiversity. And there’s a growing gap between wealthy and developing nations, according to a report Tuesday from the nonprofit tracking the goals. The coronavirus pandemic stalled the limited progress that had been made in the handful of years after United Nations member states adopted the goals in 2015. Now, halfway through the 15-year time frame, not a single one of the goals is on target to be met. The authors said changing global governance mechanisms and global finance architecture are critical to improving progress on sustainable development.