“we Don’t Believe in โคGiving Up”: Deputy UN Chief Urges โAction atโข Global Citizen Festival โขin Newโ York
New York,NY – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed delivered a powerful โmessage of urgency and hope to โฃaโข crowd โฃof โฃmusic fans at the Global Citizen Festival โคin central Park this weekend,emphasizing the critical need to โaccelerate progress โtowards the Lasting Growth Goals (SDGs). The โขfestival, a flagship event for the โworld’s largest movement to end extreme poverty, โfeatured performances by โขinternational superstarsโ including Shakira, Cardi B, and โRosรฉ, coinciding with the high-level week of the UNโ General Assembly.
Addressing theโข festival-goers, Mohammed โexpressed gratitude for their โcommitment while โsounding a stark warning: with โฃonly five years remaining โto achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, progress is lagging. “We still โhave a ways to go,” she stated, “We’re moving, but it’sโ just not โfast โenough and โขthe clock is ticking really loud.”
A key architect of theโค SDGs herself – having served asโ specialโฃ Advisor to former โคUN โSecretary-General โBan Ki-moon during their creationโ and adoption in 2015 – Mohammed underscored โthe immense financial undertakingโ required. โShe reiterated that an estimated โ$4.3 trillion annually is necessaryโ to finance the Goals and ensure a future โขwhere โno one is left behind.
Beyond funding, Mohammed passionately โcalled for peace and inclusivity on a globalโค scale. “what really matters โขis to give peace โa chance forโ theโฃ women in โSudan, for the โchildren inโ Gaza, for the people in โฃUkraine.We need peace everywhere,” she declared.โ Her plea extended โฃto responsible development of artificial intelligence, advocating for safeguards againstโข exacerbating existing inequalities. She also championed the full โขand equal participation of women in all decision-making processes, alongside โฃa commitment to qualityโ education and planetary health โ- encompassing vitalโข ecosystems โlike the Amazon and theโค Congo Basin.
In aโฃ stirring conclusion,โข the Deputy UN Chiefโค urged attendees to actively seek solutions โคand to amplify their voices. “Cut through the noise, demanding for everyoneโ to do โคbetter and not accepting the globalisation of indifference,” she challenged, leaving the crowd with a resounding messageโข ofโ resilience: “We don’tโข believe in giving up.”
Keywords: Amina โฃMohammed,โ Globalโฃ Citizen Festival, Sustainable Development Goals, sdgs, โUnited Nations, โUN, Central Park, Poverty, Peace, โUkraine, โคGaza, Sudan, Artificial Intelligence, Globalisation, New York.
