Too Much Talk And Not Much Action — UN Summit

“For the first time ever, we have a transformative set of global goals agreed by all countries and that apply to every nation”, he said.

He said the world has undergone profound changes since the launch of Millennium Development Goals in 2005.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has underlined the importance on an effective climate deal in the coming conference in Paris later this year for helping implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a better future of the humanity.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said the government will not create a new institution for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, a 15-year United Nations program to tackle poverty and some of the world’s other biggest problems by 2030.

“2015, for us, has been an incredible year for global action”, Mohammed said Sunday in a speech at Mashable’s sixth-annual Social Good Summit.

The United Nations 193 member countries were scheduled to adopt the SDGs after an opening ceremony with performances by Colombian singer Shakira and Benin’s Angelique Kidjo, both of whom are UN goodwill ambassadors.

Acknowledging the fact that countries in the Lake Chad basin facing the Boko Haram menace might have more difficulties in achieving the SDGs; he hoped that the conflicts in the region could be resolved using the right approach and strategies, especially as the new goals points to some of the root cause of the crisis, such as poverty and inequality.

As a keynote speaker, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted the critical role of business – in collaboration with other stakeholders – in advancing the new United Nations global agenda.

Inevitably, with such an ambitious plan for change across the world, including in rich countries, there are many disagreements about how the Goals should be achieved – and, indeed, whether they are misconceived.

There are also targets around taking measures to end modern slavery and human trafficking and “by 2025 end child labour in all its forms”.

This process concluded that the MDGs were too narrow in their focus, and the SDGs have now ballooned to 17 goals with a whopping 169 targets that focus on universal objectives for the developing and developed world alike. “Seventy years ago, the United Nations rose from the ashes of war”.

The Christian Aid chief executive, Loretta Minghella, said that now governments had formally adopted the Goals, they must get going.

While the adoption of the SDGs was a historic moment unto itself, the implementation of the mammoth plan has been found to be much more daunting, with the toughest challenges being the sheer scope of the agenda, a practical checks and balances system and the funding of the project, reports MSN News.

The Forum sought to increase understanding of efforts underway by the private sector and civil society, and provide a platform for the private sector to announce long-term goals and partnerships that will make an important contribution towards achieving sustainable development for all.

Obama said “our most basic bond – our common humanity – compels us to act”, and that despite the difficulties ahead, “we understand this is something that we must commit ourselves to”.