We are called to keep watch in scripture for the return of Christ Jesus several times. Matthew 14:42, Mark 13:32-33, Luke 12:37-38, Luke 21:25-36, 1 Thess 5:3-6, Arguably 2 Thess 2:1-12 also, though a direct instruction to keep watch is not there stated though clear signs to keep watch for are clarified.
Anyway, the point is we are to be keeping watch, and it is likely that if we are not, we may miss what God is doing and may be surprised by His return.
Below the video is a little clip taken from New Straits Times - Business Times
here is the link - https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/09/956918/unga78-what-expect-un-general-assembly-2023
SDG SUMMIT 2023: A CRUCIAL TURNING POINT
The SDG Summit on Sept 18 to Sept 19 will be a defining moment for Heads of State and Government to deliver the bold commitments needed to urgently put the world back on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, an agreed plan of action adopted by the international community in 2015 to achieve a fair, inclusive, and sustainable future for all.
With only seven years remaining for the implementation of the Goals, only 15 per cent of SDG targets are on track to being achieved. Alarmingly, it is also projected that over 500 million people will still be mired in extreme poverty by the year 2030.
Against this somber backdrop, the Summit represents an opportunity for all segments of society to accelerate SDG action. World leaders are anticipated to pledge national commitments towards SDG transformation, encompassing the establishment of benchmarks for poverty and inequality reduction by 2027.
In addition to these national commitments, Heads of State and Government are also encouraged to deliver global commitments that would strengthen international cooperation and support for developing countries, particularly the most vulnerable countries.
A robust, negotiated political declaration, will be adopted at the opening of the Summit, which will provide clear guidance on the transformative, accelerated actions necessary to achieve a more sustainable world by 2030.
The opening of the Summit will also feature statements by the President of the General Assembly Dennis Francis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President of the Economic and Social Council Paula Narvaéz.
"The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development is in peril," said United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Sunday.
"For the first time in decades, development progress is reversing under the combined impact of interconnected crises: climate disasters, conflict, economic downturn, debt distress and lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, with developing countries most hardly hit.
"At the midpoint of winning or losing humanity's most important race, the SDG Summit is a vital opportunity to move from rhetoric to action," she said.
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