By ELIZABETH MERAB More by this AuthorThe coronavirus is reversing decades of progress in poverty eradication, healthcare and education, with effects of the pandemic devastating the most vulnerable and leaving them further behind, a new study has shown. A United Nations report has found that the pandemic is causing severe disruption to the achievement of the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, although progress towards the goals has been slow, the crisis is now undoing decades of advancement within just a few months. Among the vulnerable groups, the report finds that women and children will be experiencing the most hardships. UN analysts say it is more vital now than ever before for governments to gear their coronavirus pandemic recovery efforts towards the SDGs.

Source: Daily Nation July 10, 2020 18:33 UTC