'Are we going to be too late for the SDGs?' Mia Mottley asked world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Friday, challenging them to 'summon the determination to make the fundamental governance changes' that will turn the vision of sustainable development for all into a 21st century reality.

Describing the Sustainable Development Goals as 'the promise of development and the conferral of dignity on our people,' the Prime Minister of Barbados questioned whether the world's actions since the adoption eight years ago of the 2030 Agenda will be sufficient to attain the 17 targets on poverty, gender equality, the environment, and more.