EBRD supports Azerbaijani furniture maker
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a lending the equivalent of $ 7 million to Saloğlu, Azerbaijan’s leading ...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that only 35% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are currently on course to meet their targets, while 18% are regressing.
Marking 10 years since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, Guterres highlighted that millions of people have gained access to electricity, clean cooking facilities, and the internet in recent years. Social protection now covers over half of the world’s population, representing significant progress.
The Secretary-General noted increased access to education, more girls attending school, and a decline in child marriages. He also pointed to advances in renewable energy led by developing countries, and rising representation of women in society and business.
However, Guterres stressed that progress remains insufficient.
“We are facing a global development emergency,” he said, noting that more than 800 million people still live in extreme poverty, climate impacts are worsening, and debt repayments are draining countries’ resources needed for investment.
He emphasised the close link between ending conflicts and development, calling for an end to conflicts such as those in Gaza and Ukraine.
Despite these challenges, the report launched on Monday (14 July) outlines roadmaps for transformation in food, energy, digital access, education, employment, and climate action.
Guterres underlined that progress is impossible without large-scale financing, urging reforms in the international financial system, debt relief measures, and a tripling of lending capacity at multilateral development banks.
“Sustainable Development Goals can still be achieved, but only if we act with urgency, unity, and unwavering resolve,” he concluded.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will send an upgraded ‘version 3.0’ free-trade agreement to their heads of government for approval in October, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after regional talks in Kuala Lumpur.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
The initialled text of the Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been made public.
Three people, including two bystanders, were wounded in an early-morning shooting in Times Square on Saturday, New York police said, with a 17-year-old now facing attempted murder and other charges.
Indonesia and Peru have signed a free trade agreement aimed at boosting bilateral trade, investment, and cooperation in several key sectors, including food, mining, and energy.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 11th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, Anas Al Sharif, and five colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, in an attack condemned by human rights and journalist groups.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment