(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lachezara Lachezarova Pekova of Bulgaria competes during the Group A Rotation 2 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lachezara Lachezarova Pekova of Bulgaria competes during the Group A Rotation 2 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lachezara Lachezarova Pekova of Bulgaria competes during the Group A Rotation 2 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230729) -- CHENGDU, July 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lachezara Lachezarova Pekova of Bulgaria competes during the Group A Rotation 1 of Individual All-Around Final of Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)

Renewed commitment, redoubled efforts on SDGs urgently needed, says ECOSOC president

STORY: Renewed commitment, redoubled efforts on SDGs urgently needed, says ECOSOC president DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:09 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of President of UN ECOSOC Lachezara Stoeva 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LACHEZARA STOEVA, President of UN ECOSOC 3. various of Stoeva 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LACHEZARA STOEVA, President of UN ECOSOC 5. various of SDG pin 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LACHEZARA STOEVA, President of UN ECOSOC 7. various of Stoeva 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LACHEZARA STOEVA, President of UN ECOSOC 9. various of Stoeva STORYLINE: Against the sobering state of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with only 12 percent of them on track, a UN official called for a "reaffirmation of commitment," a "refocusing" on the SDGs, and a "redoubling of efforts." Lachezara Stoeva, the president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Wednesday, highlighting the sig