Doubts over the Sustainable Development Goals and reaching their fast-approaching 2030 deadline (surely movable) have been heightened in recent days after the United States, United Kingdom, and assorted allies rejected wording in a draft declaration ahead of a key summit next month.
Also in today’s edition: A U.S. food security official explains how his grandmother colored his way of thinking about farming; plus, we look at how much is spent on SDGs, and Nigerians prepare for the worst.
While lofty and definitely worthwhile, the SDGs are arguably pretty unlikely to be achieved on time — especially ending world hunger by the end of the decade. Hunger is on the increase and nowhere near being eliminated. But a new spanner has been tossed into the mix.