External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday questioned whether the United Nations is truly delivering on its mandate, warning that the world body has fallen short in addressing pressing global challenges as the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) nears.

Speaking at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Jaishankar stated that the time had come to critically evaluate the UN’s performance in the face of rising conflicts, economic upheavals, and the climate crisis.

“There are two significant conflicts underway: one in Ukraine and the other in the Middle East. Innumerable other hotspots don’t even make the news. The slow progress of the SDG Agenda 2030 presents a sorry picture,” he said.

On climate change, Jaishankar was scathing about the lack of genuine

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