“Peace is absolutely essential to development. The evidence is overwhelming. Economies and societies are blocked in their development progress if they are affected by conflict and high levels of violence. It’s projected right now that by 2030, if we stay on our current path, more than half of the extreme poor in the world will live in conflict-affected countries.” ⠀ ⠀ -UN Foundation Deputy CEO Elizabeth Cousens⠀ .⠀ Find out more about conflict and the #SDGs by going to the link in our bio.⠀ .⠀ Photo: UN Photo/Logan Abassi⠀ .⠀ #GlobalGoals #MultilateralismMatters