UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development

Published on February 21, 2024

Today’s multilateral arrangements – global and regional organizations and major development banks – are “not up to the job” of helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the deputy UN chief said on Tuesday.

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