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UN representative urges Latin America and Caribbean to accelerate action to meet 2030 Agenda
Summary
At the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, a United Nations representative warned that the region is off track to meet the 2030 Agenda, highlighted country initiatives on education, oceans and finance, and called for new financing approaches ahead of a July financing-for-development conference.
At the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, a United Nations representative urged countries in the region to speed efforts on the 2030 Agenda, saying progress is "dangerously off track."
The representative, speaking at the forum convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said only 23% of Sustainable Development Goal targets in the region are on track, while "more than a third have stalled or regressed," and noted that there are five years remaining until the 2030 target date. The speaker highlighted…
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