Pandemic, Climate, Geopolitical Crises Jeopardizing 2030 Agenda: Un Sdg Report

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A new United Nations report warns that the world is on track to miss its goals to eradicate poverty, improve health, and fight climate change by 2030, the Guardian reports.

"A combination of crises, dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, impacts of climate change felt globally, and geopolitical conflicts are putting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in grave danger," the report states.

According to Al Jazeera, the COVID-19 pandemic killed 15 million people last year and wiped out years of progress in eradicating poverty, improving health, and fighting climate change.

The report also found that 99% of the global urban population was breathing polluted air.

"About one in every 10 persons worldwide are suffering from hunger as geopolitical conflicts, combined with the effects of the pandemic and climate change are converging to undermine food security worldwide," the report states.

The report was released July 7.

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