NEW YORK : Eight out of 10 people think billionaires should help end poverty, inequality and a host of global ills, a poll showed on Wednesday, as funding shortages and the new coronavirus stymied hopes of meeting the United Nations' development goals for 2030.
The ambitious plans, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), were agreed unanimously by UN member states in 2015 with a list of targets to end hunger, gender inequality, and boost access to education and healthcare by 2030.
But researchers said there was now a shortfall of $400 billion a year to achieve those goals - with a financing gap of $350 billion in the 59 poorest countries alone - which would have global implications. "Philanthropy can step in and plug huge