World Leaders are expected to gather at United Nations Headquarters next week to make Sustainable Development Goals Moment and inspire critical ambitions aimed at ending COVID-19 Pandemic.
The SDG's Moment is planned to take place at the beginning of the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week.
The event comes at a time when the world experiences a deeply uneven response to COVID-19 Pandemic, which risks creating a two - tier recovery with significant implications for the advancement of the SDG's, especially in developing countries.
And UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the moment will provide world leaders with platform to showcase the bold plan, actions and solutions that are needed to end COVID-19 Pandemic. Mr. Guterres notes that this will set the world on course towards archieving the SDG's.
The event will attract more than 30 Heads of States, key debate with UN leaders on COVID-19 Pandemic, Envoy for Future Generation and Culture of the President of the Republic of Korea. In the last 18 months, COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted economies and livelihoods, deepened inequalities and risks sending over 70 million people into extreme poverty according to UN information.
Recognising this urgency, the UN will launch a new new campaign, dubbed keeping the promise ahead of the SDG Moment.
The digital campaign will call on people around the world to make a promise to take action for better future for all.
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