UNITEDNATIONS-China'sBeltandRoadInitiativecancontributetotheimplementationofaUnitedNationsfacilitatedsustainabledevelopmentagenda,whichaimstoendpovertyandpromoteprosperity,saidUNUnder-Secretary-GeneralforEconomicandSocialAffairsWuHongboonTuesday.
TheBeltandRoadInitiative,proposedbyChinain2013,aimstobuildatradeandinfrastructurenetworkconnectingAsiawithEuropeandAfricaalongtheancientSilkRoadtraderoutesandpromotecommondevelopmentamongallcountriesinvolved.
Theinitiativeoffers"greatpotential"foradvancingtheagendathrougheconomicgrowth,tradeopportunities,jobandincomegeneration,infrastructurebuildingandcapacitybuilding,Wusaidatahigh-leveldiscussion.
The2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,adoptedbyUNmemberstatesin2015andofficiallycameintoforcein2016,outlines17goalsrelatingtopoverty,energy,industrialization,infrastructureandglobalpartnership.
Atthediscussion,JeffreySachs,aneconomistatColumbiaUniversity,saidthesustainabledevelopmentmeanssmarteconomieswithtechnologydeployment,socialinclusionandenvironmentalsustainability.Hesaidsmartandfairinvestment,sustainableenergysystem,socialinclusionandtechnologydevelopmentcanmakeChina'sBeltandRoadInitiativeasuccess.
Addressingthemeeting,China'spermanentrepresentativetotheUNLiuJieyisaidonTuesdaythatboththeBeltandRoadInitiativeandthe2030Agendastrengthenglobalpartnershipandembracecommondevelopment.