Pavel at UN: Russian war on Ukraine impacting Sustainable Development Goals

The road to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals set eight years ago under the 2030 Agenda is in great difficulty, with the Russian aggression in Ukraine having a direct impact, the Czech president, Petr Pavel, said on Monday at a United Nations summit in New York.

Mr. Pavel said that Czechia was aware of its global responsibility and will therefore send USD 4 milion (about CZK 92 million) to the UN Green Climate Fund between 2024 and 2027 to support developing countries. The Czech government has already decided to do so.

The Czech head of state is also due to make an address in the general debate of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.