杂志原文:International Cooperation in Poverty Alleviation for Shared Future

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By HUANG CHENGWEI

“Pass on the torch of peace from generation to generation， sustain development， and make civilization flourish： this is what people of all countries long for； it is also the responsibility statesmen of our generation ought to shoulder. And Chinas proposition is： build a community of shared future for mankind and achieve shared and win-win development.” On January 18， 2017， Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the important concept of building a community of shared future for mankind in his speech at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva. This global outlook， transcending nation states and ideology， exhibits Chinas wisdom and plan for the realization of win-win cooperation， common development， and long-term stability of human society.

Focusing on Poverty Eradication

Poverty eradication is an important goal of building a community of shared future for mankind. Poverty is a historic and worldwide problem， involving the basic rights of human beings， such as the right to subsistence and development. Since ancient times， poverty eradication has been the dream of human society and the basic right of people all over the world to pursue a happy life. After the end of World War II， eliminating poverty and improving peoples livelihood have continued to be the common historical task facing the international community， especially the developing countries. In particular， with developing countries undergoing the modernization process in the 1970s and 1980s， poverty and poverty reduction have become increasingly prominent issues of international development. In 2000， the United Nations adopted the UN Millennium Declaration which defined the Millennium Development Goals （MDGs）. This shows that the international community has regarded poverty reduction as one of the most important global issues. In 2015， the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development， once again making poverty eradication the common goal and mission of human society by 2030.

At present， there are still more than 700 million poverty-stricken people in the world. In 2017， 124 million people in 51 countries and regions around the globe were suffering from a food crisis and urgently in need of humanitarian assistance. In 2016， about 52 million children under the age of five suffered from malnourishment and 17 million children under five suffered from severe malnutrition. Political instability， regional conflicts， natural disasters， diseases， environmental degradation， water shortages， economic uncertainty， and protectionism， as well as climate change and rapid population growth have led to a continual increase of global risks and vulnerabilities. Faced with these serious“human rights deficits，” only through concerted efforts and cooperation can countries jointly meet the challenges. Eradicating poverty， therefore， is an important goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind.

The concept of building a “community with a shared future for mankind” has been written into UN resolutions three times. UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu noted that the idea of building a community with a shared future for mankind is highly in line with the UN agenda “securing our common future.” She thinks it is a di- rection forward for the world currently full of uncertainty， and a commitment that China is making globally to multinationalism， which is in the common interest of all countries.

Deepening International Cooperation on Poverty Reduction

Achieving the poverty reduction goal on schedule as set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and deepening international cooperation in poverty reduction have become the common aspiration of the international community. While addressing the 2015 Poverty Reduction and Development Forum in Beijing， Chinese President Xi Jinping called for speeding up the global poverty reduction process. He said that “efforts should be made to strengthen cooperation in poverty reduction and development. Promoting the establishment of a new type of international cooperation for poverty reduction， with win-win cooperation at the core， is an important guarantee for poverty eradication.”

In order to deepen international cooperation in poverty reduction， it should first focus on accelerating the process of global poverty reduction. At present， China is promoting， with all its strength， the project of poverty alleviation. By 2020， China will win， as scheduled， the battle about poverty alleviation and eradicate absolute poverty as a whole. In order to promote international development cooperation， China will actively assist other developing countries in implementing the sustainable development agenda by utilizing such mechanisms as the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund， the China-UN Peace and Development Fund and the SouthSouth Climate Cooperation Fund.

Second， a new mechanism for winwin international poverty reduction exchanges and cooperation should be promoted. China is actively promoting the international development endeavor with typical Chinese poverty reduction and development programs， and promoting the establishment of a new type of international poverty reduction exchange and cooperation centered on win-win cooperation. A world free of poverty where common prosperity is realized should be a global aspiration. Development is still the first priority， which applies to all countries.

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