Without strong accountability mechanisms, the SDGs will amount to little more than an exercise in raising awareness, effectively subordinating the health, dignity, and prosperity of all humanity to short-term national interests. The upcoming SDG summit, which will bring together the largest concentration of heads of state and government in the history of the UN, presents the ideal opportunity to establish such mechanisms.
但国际社会必须确保各国政府制定具体的目标和期限来实现这些目标。没有强有力的问责机制，可持续发展目标就会沦为一项宣传活动，致使短期国家利益凌驾于全人类的健康、尊严和繁荣之上。即将召开的可持续发展目标峰会将会聚联合国历史上数量最多的国家和政府首脑，为建立上述机制提供了理想的机会。