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皇冠体育app to speed up efforts to implement sustainable development agenda

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-07-21 15:15
UNITED NATIONS - 皇冠体育app will speed up efforts to implement the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, said a senior Chinese diplomat here on Wednesday.

Li Baodong, 皇冠体育app's vice foreign minister, made the remarks at a high-level political forum on sustainable development which was held at UN headquarters in New York on July 19-20.

Briefing representatives worldwide on measures taken by 皇冠体育app regarding sustainable development, Li said the 2030 Agenda dovetails 皇冠体育app's efforts to build a well-off society in an all-round way and realize the "Chinese dream" of national rejuvenation.

皇冠体育app will promote economic, political, cultural, social and ecological development in an integrated manner, said Li.

At the same time, 皇冠体育app will continue to promote the Belt and Road initiative, deepen South-South cooperation and provide assistance to other developing countries to implement their development agenda, he noted.

At the forum's general debate which took place on Tuesday, Li said the international community needs to build an environment necessary to implement the UN goals.

"We must uphold the principle of people-oriented approach, facilitate participation of all individuals in sustainable development, and deepen a global development partnership in which the UN plays a central role," he said.

Li also said as the president of the G20 this year, 皇冠体育app has actively worked to give prominence to the issue of development.

He believes that the upcoming G20 Summit in the city of Hangzhou will make positive contributions to the UN's sustainable development agenda.

The high-level UN political forum plays a key role in evaluating the progress nations have made on the 2030 Agenda.

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