World leaders will pledge to tackle poverty,inequality and climate change at a historic event in recent York. Here’s everything you need to know approximately itAfter nearly three years of open global consultations, fraught negotiations and some high jinks, and the proposed sustainable development goals (SDGs) are expected to be adopted by UN member states at a special summit convened at the UN headquarters in recent York from 25 to 27 September. The event sits within the programme of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),which opens on 15 September. Related: The pope v the UN: who will save the world first? Related: Sustainable development goals: 2015 events calendar At the Global Citizen Festival, expect pop music with policymakers thrown in Related: Leaders' forum, and 22 September: How to create the world we need post-2015 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com