As Twitchy reported, today was not a good day for peace and love or Secretary of State John Kerry, as a convoy of UN trucks delivering aid to the Syrian city of Aleppo was bombed, killing an unconfirmed number of aid workers.
#BREAKING UN says 18 aid trucks hit in Syria, unable to verify casualties
— AFP news agency (@AFP) September 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/AndrewStilesUSA/status/777981543952289792
That’s really going to put a damper on Wednesday’s International Day of Peace.
The UN has proved time and time again that there’s nothing it can’t talk endlessly about doing, and the UN General Assembly is getting ready to sit down and get to work on its list of 17 sustainable development goals.
This year’s theme (yes, there’s a theme) is “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace,” and all the usual suspects are present: climate change, income inequality, gender disparity, etc.
If you’re not up to speed on this year’s development goals, fear not: there’s an app for that, featuring beloved British character Mr. Bean, the “child in a grown man’s body” played by Rowan Atkinson.
Mr Bean wants to tell you about the #GlobalGoals app & how to put the #SDGs in action global https://t.co/nLu0FSJwWd pic.twitter.com/fZ0TlAHNeO
— The Global Goals (@TheGlobalGoals) September 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/Organicalism/status/778003088141611008
It’s true, the link is broken — another bang-up job by the people who claim to have a plan “to save our planet.” Until the UN approves $150 million to fix the tweet, the working link is globalgoals.org/now.
We’ll get to the goals in a minute for those who care, but first raise your hand if you’re surprised to learn the president of the General Assembly’s 71st session is hot to get the UN’s agenda into every school in the entire world.
"I believe the #SDGs should be taught in every school of the world!" @UN_PGA pic.twitter.com/K1S1neUhmY
— PVBLIC Foundation (@PvblicF) September 19, 2016
#SDGs need to be taught in every school around the world – on importance of teaching kids at #SDGmediazone #SDGlive pic.twitter.com/58JYAOPcqD
— UN GA President (@UN_PGA) September 19, 2016
Without further ado, here are the General Assembly’s 17 sustainable development goals — no wonder they’ve adopted a child in a man’s body to promote them.
Looking forward to moderating a panel on the sidelines of the #UNGA this week on its Sustainable Development Goals! #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 1: Ending poverty. As of 2012, 1 in 8 people are still living in extreme poverty. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Thanks, Obama.
Goal 2: Ending hunger. As of 2014, 25% of children under the age of 5 had stunted growth. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 3: Improving health. In 2015, 5.9 million children under the age of 5 died of preventable causes. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 4: Education. 757 million adults in the world cannot read and write still. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Maybe if schools were still teaching reading and writing instead of social justice and climate change?
Goal 5: Gender equality. Percentage of women in parliaments/legislatures around the world this year: 23%. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 6: Clean water+sanitation. As of 2015, there are still 663 million people with poor sources/access to water. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 7: Clean/affordable energy. 1.1 billion people still don't have access to electricity (from 2012 figures). #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Putting the coal industry out of business will help, certainly.
Goal 8: Economic growth. 2 billion people in the world still don't have access to bank accounts. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
But banks are the bad guys, right? The stories Uncle Bernie used to tell …
Goal 9: Industry, innovation, infrastructure. 3G mobile broadband is available in many urban areas, but just 29% of rural populations. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities. 75% of people live in societies that are more unequal now than 20 years ago. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 11: Sustainable cities/communities. As of 2014, 880 million people live in urban slums. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 12: Responsible consumption/production. Managing materials that are toxic to the environment is important. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 13: Climate action. Everyone ratify the Paris Agreement! #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
How about no!
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use our oceans. Fish stocks are getting depleted around the world. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 15: Sustainable use of land. 23,000 species face extinction. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 16: Peace and justice. 30% of people around the world held in detention over the 2012-2014 period had not been sentenced. #SDGs
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
Goal 17: Building better partnerships to reach these ambitious #SDGs.
— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) September 19, 2016
“Building” better partnerships with ambitious players? Now there’s something President Hillary and the Clinton Global Initiative will have the experience and infrastructure to handle.
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