Threat to global goals

Godongwana: Uncertainties weigh heavily on growth prospects

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Abandoning the rules-based global order and declining cooperation could derail 2030 development goals to end hunger, eradicate extreme poverty and fight climate change, G20 chair South Africa has warned.

The blueprint adopted by United Nations member states in 2015 includes 17 targets on areas such as education, climate action and gender equality.

But progress has been uneven and is at risk as the world faces growing uncertainty and mounting threats to multilateralism.

South Africa is chairing the G20 group of nations until November, a complex task that involves coordinating a broad and fractious membership that includes the United States, China, Russia, the European Union and the African Union.