Tokyo, Oct 17 (TIWN) Amid intense pressure from the opposition and diminishing support for his Cabinet, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday ordered an investigation into the controversial religious sect, Unification Church.

This year's theme of "dignity for all in practice" must be "a rallying cry" for urgent global action, Guterres said.

The UN chief noted that inequalities are widening, national and household economies are battered by job losses, skyrocketing food and energy prices, and the gathering shadows of a global recession.

"At the same time, the climate crisis and raging conflicts are causing immense suffering, with the poorest people bearing the brunt," he said.

Speaking of the status quo of the Sustainable Development Goals, Guterres said that they "are being pushed far out of reach".

He called for actions to invest in people-centred solutions, saying that actions must be taken to support developing countries as they transition from planet-killing fossil fuels to renewable energy and job-creating green economies.