Trillions of dollars needed for new bid to end poverty by 2030

A boy holds his kite at a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad March 30, 2015. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World leaders have drawn up ambitious goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and promote development over the next 15 years, but now they have to figure out how to pay the bill.

Trillions of dollars would be required to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the United Nations is expected to adopt in September, global experts said. The goals address a wide range of issues from healthcare for all, to education, water, energy and protecting the environment.