The alarm bells are ringing in this constant battle against the laziness, abuse, selfishness and callousness of some – almost always the biggest, the richest, the most powerful – at a time when goodness, justice and justice must prevail. Solidarity, justice.
Today, winning the battle against evil must be a matter of principle, the raison d'être of Montagues and Capulets, a principle that triumphs beyond differences, because the future of humanity depends on each other, whether we want it or not.
In his presentation of the world situation, UN Secretary-General António Guterres once again drew attention to the current global crisis and the increasing inequalities between nations during the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit last September in New York, the headquarters of the United Nations.
It is sad that of what was agreed in 2015, the current situation allows us to assume that only 15 percent will be realized, while some of the proposed targets will reverse the progress made previously, he said.
In the adopted political declaration, world leaders recognized that the SDGs cannot be achieved without a massive boost in investment necessary to achieve a fair and equitable energy, food, digital transition, education and social protection in the least developed countries.
With renewed vigor, the document seeks to renew the commitment to immediate and collective action to build a sustainable, inclusive, prosperous and resilient world by 2030 in which no one is left behind, a motto that, as Karma, has guided the global agenda since 2015 puts first, but that doesn't seem to be fulfilled.
Leaving no one behind does not just mean the $500 billion per year development contribution demanded from the rich, whether individuals or countries.
The plight is even more worrisome when Israel exterminates the Palestinian population in front of the world's television sets without any concerted action to end this genocide.
The Gaza Health Ministry reported that the war-related death toll has now reached 18,205 and 49,645 injured since the start of the last military escalation on October 7, 2019.
Still, that number is actually much higher because of the number of bodies remaining under the rubble, they said.
The source added that the health situation in hospitals in the south of the Gaza Strip was catastrophic, with no means to deal with the enormous number of wounded and a complete lack of therapeutic and clinical options.
Yesterday, Gaza's Health Ministry reported that Israeli troops had attacked the Kamal Aduan hospital in the north of the Palestinian enclave and called on the United Nations to take measures to protect those inside.
It is clear that Israel and the United States are increasingly isolated in the face of international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza, including a non-binding vote expected to take place this Tuesday at the United Nations.
In his speech at the SDG Summit, Guterres made it clear that these Sustainable Development Goals are not just goals. “They represent the hopes, dreams, rights and expectations of people everywhere,” he said.
Humanity must be more humane and less selfish, and together with the fight against poverty and hunger, which are among the many ills that plague us, the survival of the Palestinian people must not be left behind.
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