ADDRESSING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES CRUCIAL TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY – UN OFFICIALS

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ADDRESSING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES CRUCIAL TO ACHIEVE
SUSTAINABILITY – UN OFFICIALSNew York, Jul 8 2013 2:00PMSenior
United Nations officials today emphasized that the international
community must tackle social and economic inequalities between regions
and within countries, adding that this is crucial to achieve
sustainability and avert future crises.

"If inequalities continue to widen, development may not be
sustainable," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the General
Assembly's thematic debate on inequality. "That is why equity is
emerging as a central plank in discussions on the post-2015
development agenda."

Mr. Ban <"http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/statments_full.asp?statID=1918#.Udr46axnAYI">stressed
the importance of reducing inequalities at a time when the world is
being affected by a series of significant changes, including economic
instability, the impact of climate change, and political unrest in
many regions.

"Societies where hope and opportunities are scarce are vulnerable to
upheaval and conflict," he said. "Social and economic inequalities can
tear the social fabric, undermine social cohesion and prevent nations
from thriving. Inequality can breed crime, disease and environmental
degradation and hamper economic growth."

Mr. Ban noted that the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) have been "remarkably" successful, but added
that progress has been uneven, and underlined the importance of the
post-development 2015 agenda addressing these inequalities and
promoting shared prosperity.

Agreed upon by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, the MDGs set
specific targets on poverty alleviation, education, gender equality,
child and maternal health, environmental stability, HIV/AIDS and
malaria reduction, and a global partnership for development. The
post-2015 development agenda is expected to build on the progress
achieved by the MDGs.

"We need solutions to the economic and financial crises that will
benefit all," he said. "An inclusive approach to sustainable
development; greater efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;
more investment in health, education, social protection and decent
jobs – especially for young people."

General Assembly President Vuk Jeremi&#263; noted that the achievement
of the universal transition to sustainability requires a greater
commitment from countries to bridge the divide between the 'haves' and
'have nots', and urged Member States to work together to tend to the
needs "of the increasing many that have been left behind."

Mr. Jeremi&#263; also
<"http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/statments_full.asp?statID=1918#.Udr46axnAYI">warned
that refraining from addressing this issue would bring about an era of
global discontent that would have profound consequences across the
world.

Fully incorporating the fight against inequality in the sustainable
development agenda, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which
countries agreed on last year at the UN Conference on Sustainable
Development (Rio+20), will be critical, he added.Jul 8 2013 2:00PM
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