UN meet looks to salvage promises on helping ’s poorest
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United Nations (United States) (AFP) – World leaders meet Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to lift the planet’s poorest, at a time when vulnerable nations are facing a volley of crises. But the development summit, on the eve of the annual UN General Assembly that opens Tuesday, threatens to be eclipsed by growing geopolitical tensions — which will be symbolized by the presence at the meeting in New York of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In 2015, UN member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, 17 targets to transform the World by 2030 inc…