{"id":243107,"date":"2025-07-13T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T18:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=243107"},"modified":"2025-07-14T07:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:37:40","slug":"video-antigua-and-barbuda-and-other-developing-countries-wont-meet-un-goals-because-of-lack-of-support-pm-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antigua-and-barbuda-and-other-developing-countries-wont-meet-un-goals-because-of-lack-of-support-pm-says\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Antigua and Barbuda and other developing countries won&#8217;t meet UN goals because of lack of support, PM says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3160023842\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-cabinet-announces-official-opening-of-tranquility-park-cemetery-on-july-17\/?swcfpc=1\">Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s <\/a><\/strong>Prime Minister Gaston Browne has warned that most developing nations are unlikely to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, citing a persistent lack of financial support.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4075881114\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, 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have been on target to achieve the sustainable development goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Browne, who co-chaired a United Nations expert panel that developed the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI), argued that vulnerability\u2014not just income\u2014should be a key factor in determining access to aid.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2444086017\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, 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\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have to take into consideration the vulnerability of these countries and the lack of resilience,\u201d he said, noting how natural disasters such as hurricanes can shut down entire economies overnight.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3840604640\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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concessional loans or grants, particularly during times of crisis. \u201cAt a time of distress, there\u2019s no revenue. 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