Global goals received with rapture in New York – now comes the hard part

Pope Francis and Shakira fuel fanfare at UN global goals summit but caution tempers euphoria as thoughts turn to funding of 2030 agenda

To cheers, applause and probably a tinge of relief, the 17 global goals that will provide the blueprint for the world’s development over the next 15 years were ratified by UN member states in New York on Friday.

After speeches from Pope Francis and the Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, and songs from Shakira and Angelique Kidjo, the ambitious agenda – which aims to tackle poverty, climate change and inequality for all people in all countries – was signed off by 193 countries at the start of a three-day UN summit on sustainable development.

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Source: Guardian Environment