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UN SUSTAINING PEACE STRATEGY

ment prospects of the world’s most vulnerable countries and most marginalized people.

And we must look at the 2030 Agenda not through the prism of the economy of the last decade, but
the economy of the next decade, seizing the potential of the fourth Industrial Revolution and safe-

guarding against its dangers. That is why today, as requested by your Political Declaration, I am

issuing a global call for a decade of action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Three essential areas drive my call. First, global action. Now is the time for bold leadership, both

individual and collective. We need to end today’s conflicts and prevent further violence.

We need a major surge in financing with Member States meeting their official development assistance
commitments; fully replenishing Global Funds on Climate and Health; boosting funding for education

and other Sustainable Development Goals; supporting innovative forms of financing like Social Im-

pact Bonds; and increasing access to technologies and concessional and green finance for countries
most at risk.

At the same time, we need to scale up long-term private investment for sustainable development and

make meaningful progress in fighting illicit flows of capital, money laundering and tax evasion to
better support developing countries pursuing political and economic reform.

And we need to focus on solutions that will make greatest impact across the entire Agenda, such as
gender equality, a just and inclusive economy; energy and food systems, sustainable cities and taking

on the climate crisis.

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