Belt and Road a boon for Global South members

The institutions that constitute the backbone of the current, West-led international system are waning in power as multipolarity takes hold in the world.

"Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to ensure peace, prosperity, progress, and sustainability for all" was the overarching theme of the 78th UN General Assembly.

Announced in September 2015, the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development comprises 17 goals and a 15-year road map to, among others, end poverty, eradicate inequality and injustice, and mitigate climate change by 2030.