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Must not let current developments jeopardise 2030 Agenda: S Jaishankar

India and the United States must not let the current global developments jeopardize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Tuesday. At a joint media appearance with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Jaishankar said he shared with his American counterpart his experience of interactions during the UN General Assembly about the deep anxieties in the Global South on fuel, food and fertilizers. "The increasing salience of green growth, digital development, and affordable health is today very, very evident," he said. "We must not let current developments jeopardize Agenda 2030 on SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) or to deflect us from climate action and climate justice commitments," Jaishankar said. Blinken said both the countries are working in the field of climate change. "Catastrophe and adapt to the changes to come because the future of our people and people everywhere depends in no small part on hitting the ambitious targets tha

Updated On : 28 Sep 2022 | 7:18 AM IST

Global solidarity more important than ever: Priyanka Chopra at SDG Moment

With just under eight years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas said "a just, safe and healthy world" is the right of every individual which can become a reality with global solidarity. During her appearance at the 2022 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Moment opening remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, the "Quantico" star weighed in on some of the world's most pressing issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis and poverty. "We meet today at a critical point in our world, at a time when global solidarity is more important than ever. "As countries continue to struggle from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the climate crisis appends lives and livelihoods, as conflicts rage, and as poverty displacement, hunger and inequalities destroy the very foundation of the more just world that we have fought for for such a long time," Priyanka said in the speech shared by the UN via YouTube on .

Updated On : 20 Sep 2022 | 11:05 AM IST

Need to improve employment conditions for strong recovery: Bhupender Yadav

Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday underlined the need for improving employment conditions of workers for a strong and resilient recovery post pandemic. Yadav attended the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' meeting at Bali, Indonesia on September 13-14, 2022. He spoke about the importance of countries coming together for promotion of responsive and robust policies relating to employment generation, social protection, skilling and formalization, in the post-pandemic period for ensuring a more resilient, equitable and sustainable recovery. He also commended Indonesia for selecting the priority areas critical in the ever-changing world of work, a labour ministry statement said. These priority areas are labour market integration of persons with disabilities, sustainable growth and productivity in human capacity development through strengthening community-based vocational training. Other priority areas are promoting entrepreneurship and supporting small and medium ...