"Hello Kitty" cat to promote UN sustainability goals
The world-famous "Hello Kitty" cat is to promote the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in the future. The cat figure is to draw attention to the goals with videos on YouTube, the UN announced in New York on Tuesday.
"'Hello Kitty' with her many fans joins our global efforts to educate young people everywhere about the Sustainable Development Goals and why they should get involved to achieve them," a UN spokeswoman added. "Hello Kitty" is a cartoon character invented in Japan in the 1970s.
The Sustainable Development Goals are considered the global resolutions of the United Nations and its member states. They include ensuring that no one should ever again live in poverty or suffer from hunger, improving access to education and health, eliminating discrimination against women, and combating climate change. The 17 goals are to be achieved by 2030. (SDA)
