UNICEF has just warned that two-thirds of the 2030 Development Goals (SDG) indicators related to children’s rights and well-being are behind, putting 1.9 billion at risk minors in 140 countries.”Halfway to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, two-thirds of child-related indicators are behind in achieving their targets”, warns UNICEF in its most recent report, released on the eve of the SDG Summit, which begins today, Monday, and the annual debate of the 78th UN General Assembly, on Tuesday, both in New York. The document, entitled “Progress in children’s well-being: Centering children’s rights in the 2030 Agenda”, indicates the need for “a historic acceleration” to meet the SDGs, “only possible if the world puts children at the center of national agendas”. According to UNICEF, to date only 6 percent of the child population (or 150 million children) in 11 countries have met 50 percent of the targets, which corresponds to the highest level of achievement globally.Read more…Source:Jornal Notícias
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