Cafod welcomes development goals

The church aid agency Cafod has welcomed the new Sustainable Development Goals launched last weekend by the United Nations in New York, writes Liz Dodd.

The 17 goals – which include commitments aimed at ending poverty, hunger and inequality – replace the Millennium Development Goals.

Neil Thorns from Cafod, who was in New York for the summit, said: “Although the new Sustainable Development Goals are moving in the right direction, they are not a solution to our world’s problems, but a stepping stone that we need to build on in the climate talks in Paris.”