UN: There will still be 575 million people struggling against extreme poverty in 2030

The United Nations Organization (UN) stated that it is predicted that by 2030, 575 million people worldwide will continue to struggle against extreme poverty and 84 million children will not be able to go to school.

In the report published by the UN, drawing attention to the risk in the realization of the Development Goals 2030, including “zero hunger”, it was shared that only 15 percent of the 140 established goals could be achieved.

In the report, it was emphasized that by 2030, 575 million people worldwide will struggle against extreme poverty and 84 million children will not be able to go to school.

DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR 2030 AT RISK

In the report’s preface, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said: “If we don’t act now, our 2030 agenda will remain a tombstone for the entire world. “Not advancing in this process could mean deepening inequalities and increasing the risk of a fragmented world.”

Li Junhua, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, at the press conference where the report was announced, said that all factors such as the war in Ukraine, climate change, the permanent effects of the Covid-19 epidemic and the devastating effects of this epidemic on the economies of developing countries, and geographic tensions will be addressed by 2030. He stressed that it threatens progress in achieving the Development Goals. (AA)