Priyanka Chopra Jonas opening remarks at SDG moment | Sustainable Development Goals | United Nations

Opening remarks by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF on the SDG moment. The actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas also hihghlited the importance of this moment, saying that “global solidarity is more important than ever.” According to the actress, the “devastating effects” of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, conflicts, poverty, displacement, hunger and inequalities threaten to “destroy the very foundation of the more just world that we have fought for for such a long time.” ------------------------------------- The SDG Moment serves to place an annual spotlight on the Sustainable Development Goals. It takes place as the world faces a deepening cost-of-living crisis that carries huge implications for the advancement of the SDGs, especially in developing countries. This event sets the scene and leads into the Transforming Education Summit, featuring the SDG “To-Do List” for the world presented by the Secretary-General’s SDG Advoca