Unknown. (2022, September 8). WMO: Climate Change in Africa Can Destabilize ‘Countries and Entire Regions’ | UN News. United Nations, United Nations. https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1126221. 

The United Nations announced on September 21, 2022, that it is launching a new initiative aimed at promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth. The initiative, called the Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs for short), aims to accelerate progress towards the 17 SDGs. The decade-long initiative will be led by the UN Secretary-General and involve governments, civil society, the private sector, and other stakeholders. The initiative will focus on key areas such as reducing poverty, improving health and education, and promoting gender equality and sustainable development. Climate change seems to have a direct correlation of the destabilizing cycle, so the UN aims to identify new and innovative solutions to the challenges faced. It will work to increase public awareness and engagement on the SDGs and their importance in creating a sustainable future for all countries. 

The dramatic shift in weather patterns has greatly impacted developing countries who struggle to stabilize their economies. This brings up the important subject that climate change must also be addressed by its economic effects, not just the environmental ones. For most people, surviving each day is prioritized over the health of the planet in future years. In order for all nations to come together to cooperate on the solution for climate change, we must also brainstorm short-term solutions regarding national stability and the economy. That is why I am in support of the UN’s work of initiating the SDGs.