China-Europe freight trains seen at Suifenhe Railway Port in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (PHOTO: XINHUA)

By Staff  Reporters

Analyzing the progress and challenges in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Global Development Report was released by the Center for International Knowledge on Development on June 20.

Speaking at the report's launch via video link, Wang Yi, state councilor and foreign minister said the report will provide intellectual support for global development.

Noting that China places great importance on common development and was the first to adopt a national plan for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, Wang said as an important measure of China's implementation of the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the report will provide a useful reference for countries to pursue development.

The report also outlines the context of global development, explains the core concepts, fundamental principles, implementation pathways, and early successes of the GDI, and offers policy recommendations for building a global community of development. The policy advice proposed by the report covers eight perspectives, namely reducing poverty, maintaining food security, safeguarding human health, promoting financing for sustainable development, advancing green and low-carbon development, facilitating the industrialization in developing countries, harnessing the digital economy for prosperity and benefits for all, and enhancing connectivity in the new era.

Chen Fengying, researcher at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, said that the eight suggestions are aligned to GDI, explain the challenges facing humankind and offer a future blueprint, which shares China's experience with the world.

China will stay committed to true multilateralism and an open and inclusive spirit of partnership, actively share development expertise and experience, and work with all parties to implement GDI, step up efforts to advance the 2030 Agenda, and build a global community of development, said Wang.

Siddharth Chatterjee, UN Resident Coordinator in China, also attended the launch of the report, saying that the UN in China is keen to act as a conduit and independent broker, to leverage China's development experiences to the benefit of other developing countries.