Africa: Right to Development - a Blueprint for Unmet Promises
[UN News] Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Declaration on the Right to Development this December, world leaders gathered at a High-Level Week meeting on Wednesday to map progress made and the 21st century challenges still ahead - from narrowing the digital divide to levelling the AI playing field - as the UN chief presented a "blueprint" to address promises that remain…
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Declaration on the Right to Development, world leaders met to review progress and address ongoing challenges. The UN chief unveiled a blueprint to ensure unmet promises in development are fulfilled. The declaration, adopted in 1986, asserts the right to participate in and enjoy economic, social, cultural, and political development.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized that the declaration's anniversary calls for action, highlighting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the blueprint to leave no one behind. While extreme poverty has decreased, new challenges like widening inequalities, food insecurity, and the climate crisis threaten development.
Development, human rights, and peace are intertwined ambitions, and the digital revolution and AI must promote inclusion rather than exclusion.
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