UNDP = United Nations Development Program Governor Steiner said in an interview with NHK that in addition to the pandemic of the new Corona, rising energy and food prices due to the situation in Ukraine are putting pressure on developing countries, and the SDGs that the United Nations aims for by 2030 = Sustainability He called on the international community to cooperate more, saying it is making it difficult to achieve possible development goals.
UNDP Governor Steiner, who is visiting Japan, responded to an interview with NHK in Tokyo on the 13th.
In this, Governor Steiner said that the rise in energy and food prices due to the situation in Ukraine "is further damaging the exhausted financial situation in countries aiming to escape from the effects of the new coronavirus" in developing countries. He pointed out that he was in financial difficulty and could not take sufficient measures against poverty in the country.
"Many people have fallen into poverty or lost their jobs, gender inequality has widened, and children have lost educational opportunities for a year or two. The situation towards achieving the SDGs is I have to say that it is very strict, "he said, saying that it is becoming difficult to achieve the SDGs = Sustainable Development Goals that the United Nations aims for by 2030.
In addition, Governor Steiner pointed out that developed countries have been overwhelmed by their own domestic response and have put off support for developing countries, saying that "this adversity should not be the reason for abandoning the SDGs" and the international community. Called for further cooperation.