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Published : 25 Sep 2025, 01:48 AM
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has urged global leaders to provide more effective financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaking at the United Nations headquarters on Wednesday, Yunus called on them to build an “economy of dignity, prosperity, and stability, where no one is left behind”, according to state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
He delivered his remarks at the “First Biennial Summit on Sustainable, Inclusive, and Stable Global Economies: Implementing the Financing Commitments for Sustainable Development”, held at the UN headquarters.
Expressing pride at addressing the event, Yunus emphasised the joint responsibility of addressing both potential and challenges.
He said fulfilling the $4 trillion annual investment gap to achieve the SDGs remains a challenging but essential task.
Yunus added, "We must heed the voices of the marginalised that depend on us. In Bangladesh, we believe poverty should not be a barrier to one’s dreams.”
He said financial inclusion and access to resources are instruments of justice when a woman starts a business, youths gain solar power and IT, children in settlements attend schools with access to nutrition and sanitation-transformations become real, and enduring.
He highlighted five priorities for sustainable development:
● Fair domestic resource mobilisation: International aid must support progressive and transparent taxation to ensure multinational corporations contribute their fair share. Discussions on UN international tax cooperation should address these disparities.
● Innovative financing and social enterprises: Support financing that reinvests profits to solve social issues, creating jobs, inclusion, and dignity.
● Reform global financial architecture and debt governance: Empower developing countries to have a stronger voice, transforming debt into a tool for stability and development.
● Transparency, anti-money laundering, and citizen engagement: Ensure public awareness of resource usage and institutional accountability, particularly involving youth.
● Accelerating investment for the most vulnerable: Secure investments in stable housing, climate-smart agriculture, healthcare, education, and nature-based solutions.
