Focus on the Future: Ascending the Summit

Crippling debt burdens are holding many African countries back: some  of them are paying more on repayments than on health, education and infrastructure.On today’s show Conor Lennon is joined by Sachin Gaur from the UN News Hindi Unit, to cover the events focused on sustainable development and rethinking the entire international financial architecture. The big question is, how we can make it fairer?Also, star wattage has been lighting up Headquarters. Edward Norton and Meryl Streep were among the artistic talents at HQ, advocating for the environment and Afghan women.Music by Joachim Harris, all rights [email protected] of the Future | UN NewsSummit of the Future 2024 - United Nations | United NationsHome | UN Web TVFFD4 | Financing for Sustainable Development Office (un.org)SDG Lounge | Summit of the futureSummit of the Future Explainer: The push to connect a digitally divided world and counter AI threats | UN News‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts | UN NewsSummit of the Future Explainer: Time to rethink ‘outdated and ineffective’ international financial architecture | UN News