At Global Citizen Festival, UN deputy chief urges action to achieve development goals

 UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told thousands gathered in New York’s Central Park on Saturday that although it is easy to be miserable in today’s world, they represent the hope needed to defeat poverty, defend the planet and demand equity. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/09/1155161
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At Global Citizen Festival, UN deputy chief urges action to achieve development goals

‘We need all hands on deck!’ The world’s ‘to-do list’ is long and time is short, UN deputy chief tells Global Citizen Festival

25 Sep 2022

Every problem we face is a problem that we created – so it’s a problem we can solve together, declared UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Saturday, rallying the crowd gathered in New York’s Central Park for the 2022 Global Citizen Festival to keep holding their leaders accountable: with hope and action, a world free of hunger and poverty is possible.

‘We need all ands on deck!’ The world’s ‘to-do list’ is long and time is short, UN deputy chief tells Global Citizens Festival

25 Sep 2022

Every problem we face is a problem that we created – so it’s a problem we can solve together, declared UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Saturday, rallying the crowd gathered in New York’s Central Park for the 2022 Global Citizen Festival to keep making their voices heard and holding their leaders accountable: with hope and action, a world free of hunger and poverty is not impossible.

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‘It’s crunch time’ to reach the SDGs, Mohammed tells Global Citizen Festival

‘It’s crunch time’ to reach the SDGs, Mohammed tells Global Citizen Festival

24 Sep 2023

Despite pouring rain, around 60,000 advocates, artists, influencers and concerned citizens were in New York’s iconic Central Park on Saturday night, where they heard the deputy UN chief issue a clarion call to mobilize for change.