Initiative contributes to development goals

Despite global challenges focus remains steadfast on hitting sustainable targets

The Global Development Initiative proposed by China is a promising response to help accelerate the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, a UN official said.

Siddharth Chatterjee, UN resident coordinator in China, made the remark at the Global Development Initiative: Maximizing Synergies for the Implementation of 2030 Agenda forum in Beijing on Tuesday.

President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Development Initiative when addressing via video link the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in Beijing on Sept 21.