Without more coordinated global action to tackle climate change, addressing global poverty will become exponentially more difficult.
Helen Clark, Administrator of the UNDP, writes that pursuing environmental sustainability is essential for ending extreme poverty and inequity.
The New Agenda for Peace serves as a stark warning that the damage being done now will have significant implications for humanity’s future wellbeing, safety, and stability.
Asif R. Khan, Director of UNDPPA’s Policy and Mediation Division and a lead penholder of the New Agenda for Peace, reflects on the policy brief and next steps ahead of the Summit of the Future.
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