New Delhi: In an important step aimed at increasing outreach to the issue of critical children’s rights such as fighting child labor, UN Secretary General António Guterres has pointed to Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as one of the 17 advocates of sustainable development goals, the role is part Integral to advance the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.
The United Nations announced the appointment on Friday night late, the days of the 76th session of the General Assembly.
In a statement, said Guterres, “We are at an important moment.
The choice we make can now place us on the road to the damage and future of the eternal crisis; or a breakthrough to the world that is greener and safer.” He added that advocate must be Using a large enough influence field to achieve a new constituency to act now and keep the promise for people and planets.
Advocate 17 SDG Secretary General of the United Nations is a strong public figure who can use their voices and platforms to revive a better world vision and call for actions that can be scaled to achieve SGD in 2030.
Speaking to TOI after the appointment was announced, Satyarthi said this responsibility It has been given at a critical moment when the world tragically see the first increase in child labor in two decades during a pandemic.
“We need urgent steps to make the government focus on the most marginalized children.
With 160 million now in child labor, and millions are more risky because of the impact of Covid-19, this increase agreed to the world’s promise to eliminate child labor by 2025 as Committed to the UN SDG 8.7 and hence places the entire 2030 agenda for sustainable risky development, “Satyarthi added.
At the first meeting with the UN Secretary General on Saturday, he planned to strengthen that the next two years would be very important for children and there was an urgent need for social protection funds for children from low-income countries to start.
In the Indian context, he warned that trade is increasing and there is a need to allocate more funds for child protection services.
Other new advocates appointed by the United Nations include activists of Valentina Muñoz Rabanal, at the age of 19, who have helped write the first artificial intelligence policy in his home country, Chile.
Brad Smith, President Microsoft as an advocate will focus on bridging the gap of digital skills and highlights the importance of setting a daring goal focused on environmental sustainability.
Pop Super Stars Blackpin is also a new advocate.
As the most subscribed pop artist on YouTube with more than 65 million customers globally, the phenomenon, Blackpink has been involved with COP26 to encourage young people to take climate action to protect the planet.