United Nations, Oct 21 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has said that the world has "little time to lose" as it faces a multitude of urgent challenges in the long road to sustainable development.
"The world today faces challenges that make this work even more urgent than it was a year ago," Ban said in an interactive dialogue between the UN General Assembly and the Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) here Thursday.
"Across the globe, economies are teetering. People are expressing widespread disillusion," Xinhua quoted Ban as saying.
The GSP, set up by Ban in August 2010, focuses on implementing its sustainable development agenda. It will issue a final report by the end of 2011.
With the world expecting to reach its seven billionth member in October, he said it was critical that the world must learn to live in a sustainable manner so future generations can have opportunities as well.