New York: Europe and the Arabs
In partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Union of Arab Banks made a commitment to encourage banks to mobilize one trillion US dollars to support the implementation of sustainable development goals in the region by 2030, during the summit held at the United Nations headquarters in New York to advance these goals. According to what was stated in the daily news bulletin of the United Nations, and we received a copy of it on Tuesday morning
In a statement, ESCWA said that this ambitious financing initiative seeks to accelerate the implementation of sustainable development goals in all Arab countries and support the achievement of the necessary major transformations in six areas: social protection, energy, education, food systems, digital transformation, and environmental diversity. And nature preservation.
In this context, the Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Banks, Wissam Fattouh, said that including the sustainable development goals in economic transformation is essential and requires the contributions of all stakeholders in all sectors. He added: "This commitment reflects our determination to support sustainable development in the Arab region and to make it a reality for our societies and countries."
ESCWA says that providing the necessary financing to achieve the sustainable development goals by 2030 remains a major challenge for the Arab region, and it is expected that various parties will benefit from this initiative, including governments, institutions - including micro, small and medium enterprises - and families in the Arab region.
For her part, ESCWA Executive Secretary Rula Dashti praised “this huge commitment that seeks to spark transformation and achieve a lasting impact in the Arab region.” She stressed that the Union of Arab Banks initiative represents “a historic step to create lasting change,” stressing that it is “a win-win step that will move the region toward prosperity and reduce the financing gap to a tremendous extent.”
It is noteworthy that the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development Goals will be held over two days, starting yesterday, Monday, while world leaders meet at the permanent headquarters to discuss the most pressing global issues. The summit provides an opportunity to secure innovative solutions and the momentum needed to change course and achieve global goals by 2030.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for mobilizing efforts to save the Sustainable Development Goals, noting that the Sustainable Development Goals Summit is the appropriate moment for governments to come up with concrete plans and proposals to accelerate progress.
According to the United Nations Information Center, the United Nations Headquarters hosted meetings of world leaders in preparation for the annual high-level week of the General Assembly, next week, to save the Sustainable Development Goals, which were launched in 2015, as countries pledged to leave no one behind, and this summit represents the halfway point for It is scheduled to be achieved in 2030.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations stressed that these goals face a serious problem. Despite some progress, wide gaps in implementation have emerged over the years in all 17 goals, which aim to address all pressing issues ranging from poverty, hunger, and gender equality, to access to... To education and clean energy.
The Secretary-General said: “Currently, only 15 percent of the goals are on track, and many of them are going in the opposite direction,” adding that “the Sustainable Development Goals Summit that began Monday will be the appropriate moment for governments to come up with concrete plans and proposals to accelerate progress.”
He stressed that "the Sustainable Development Goals are not just about announcing the achievement of these goals; they are about the hopes, dreams, rights and expectations of people and the health of our natural environment. They are about correcting historical wrongs, addressing global divisions and putting our world on the path to lasting peace... and everyone must step up to help." “In reviving the goals and ensuring a better life for people and the planet.”