2023-09-24 13:15:11
According to the UNDP “MDG 2000-2015 Assessment Report Assessment of Progress Achieved by the DRC”, none of the objectives have been achieved.
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On September 18 and 19, the High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development was held in New York, organized under the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015. They are a global call for action to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people live in peace and harmony. prosperity by 2030.
These goals are: No poverty; “Zero” hunger; Good health and well-being; Quality education; Gender equality; Clean water and sanitation; Clean and affordable energy; Decent work and economic growth; Industry; innovation and infrastructure; Reduced inequalities; Sustainable cities and communities; Responsible consumption and production; Measures relating to the fight against climate change; Aquatic life (sustainably exploit oceans, seas and marine resources); Land life (fighting climate change); Peace, justice and effective institutions; Partnerships for the achievement of the objectives.
During this Forum, a Political Declaration was adopted aimed at accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Heads of State and Government as well as high representatives of Member States agreed that the elimination of poverty constitutes the greatest challenge facing humanity and an indispensable condition for sustainable development. They noticed, “with deep concern, halfway through the deadline of this program, that the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is in danger”. They said that progress on most of the goals is either far too slow or in decline compared to the starting situation in 2015. Barely 15% of the targets are on track to be achieved.
For his part, the UN Secretary-General judged that the SDGs require a “global rescue plan”. He said he was “deeply encouraged” by the commitment to improving developing countries’ access “to the fuel needed to achieve the SDGs”, namely finance. He welcomed the support of Member States for an SDG recovery plan of at least $500 billion per year, accompanied by a debt relief mechanism, as well as the reform of an “outdated, dysfunctional and unfair” international financial architecture. He finally proposed to States a concrete list of tasks to accomplish.
Before the Sustainable Development Goals, there were the Millennium Development Goals
According to the World Bank, the Democratic Republic of Congo remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with around 62% of the population living on less than $2.15 per day. This poverty presents itself in several facets: low income, unsatisfied food needs, inability to access health care and schooling, inability to find decent housing, etc. The human development index remains below the average for sub-Saharan African countries. Before the current SDGs, there were the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which were defined at the Millennium Summit in September 2000 in New York.
On this occasion, world leaders set global objectives to reduce poverty and its causes and manifestations by the year 2015. These Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were as follows: reduce extreme poverty and hunger by half, achieve universal primary education and gender equality, reduce mortality among children under 5 by two thirds. years and three quarters maternal mortality, reverse the trend in the spread of HIV/AIDS and malaria, achieve sustainable development and ensure environmental sustainability. They also included the goal of establishing a global partnership for development, with targets for aid, trade and debt relief. By the deadline in 2015, very few countries have achieved the MDGs.
The DRC had not achieved any of the millennium development goals
According to the UNDP “MDG 2000-2015 Assessment Report Assessment of Progress Achieved by the DRC”, none of the objectives have been achieved. “The important reforms carried out over the last decade have enabled the country to normalize its political and security situation, stabilize its macroeconomic framework, revive and consolidate the growth of its economy, and reverse the rate of decline of its human development index. and improve the standard of living of its population. This progress, which positions the DRC today among the most dynamic countries in sub-Saharan Africa, should not obscure persistent challenges in areas of human development. However, they have made it possible to make considerable progress in achieving all the MDGs, particularly for the Goal of ensuring primary education for all…” Generally speaking, the assessment of the Millennium Development Goals demonstrated a decline in the incidence of poverty, a reduction in malnutrition and some increase in purchasing power. But new job creation has stagnated despite a high rate of economic growth. Inequalities continued to persist not only between cities and countryside but also between provinces. Poverty remains greater in rural areas than in cities. It continues to grow. In certain regions, the population lives in extreme poverty and insecurity. She does not have enough to eat, she suffers from endemic diseases, she does not have access to drinking water, electricity and education. Finally, she lives in slums if not on the streets.
This impoverishment is not due only to armed conflicts, corruption and bad governance. There is also insufficient and ineffective public spending, insufficient access to markets in developed countries and a reduction in official development assistance. In recent years, there has been some improvement in the schooling and learning conditions of children thanks to the implementation of free primary education. Also, as part of the Local Development Program for the 145 territories, there is rehabilitation and construction of schools. In terms of health, there are attempts at universal health coverage and the beginnings of maternity care. The government is also concerned about ecological and environmental issues.
All these projects unfortunately require money which the country does not have enough of despite its natural wealth. The road ahead in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals therefore remains very long.
Gaston Mutamba Permission
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