US President Barack Obamahas warned world leaders that they will not meet new UN anti-poverty targets
without tackling corruption and ending discrimination against women, gays and other marginalised groups.


Obama spoke at the launchof the UN’s new sustainable development goals (SDGs) on Sunday in a diplomatic meet that has been overshadowed by conflicting Western and
Russian approaches to
Syria’s civil war.


“Development is threatened by bad governance,” Obama
said in a 28-minute speech in which he criticised unequal societies and discrimination against women, gays, disabled people, ethnic minorities and other groups.


“In the face of corruption that siphons billions away from schools and hospitals
and infrastructure into
foreign bank accounts,
governments have to
embrace transparency and open government and rule of law,” he said.


He spoke on the final day of a three-day meeting on the SDGs – a blueprint of 17 targets to end poverty
globally and tackle other
problems that each of the UN’s 193 members has agreed to work towards, voluntarily, until 2030.


Advocates say the goals are a noble effort to improve the planet. Critics say they are too ambitious and, with an
estimated annual price tag as high as $5 trillion, too costly for a global economy that is still recovering from the
2007-08 credit crunch.


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Good one from Obama

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madridguy:
Good one from Obama

Gayism inclusive?

US is one to talk. $8 trillion dollars is missing from the pentagon but they dare police the world on corruption.

Nigeria is already on track to tackle corruption. We thank God for giving us Buhari. And yes, together "we can" have a better Nigeria.

OBAMA the way u go about this gay gospel is not only alarming but disheartening!

how can a man born of a woman advocate such evil?

The gay-issue spoils everything, sell it to th west

Obama might be gay u know

egift:
Nigeria is already on track to tackle corruption. We thank God for giving us Buhari. And yes, together "we can" have a better Nigeria.

Bastard fraudster using mtn cheat to post rubbish

Obama abiakwa ozo

How would legalizing gay marriage help to eradicate poverty?

Buhari Is doing wonders in tackling corruption. I applaud him for that.

But there are other issues while he was Voted for not just corruption. He should sit down and attend to other Challenges of the country and I would applaud him as well.
But for now, I would Keep Wailing.

Yes.

blym:
Gayism inclusive?