Ugandan media: The Global Development Initiative has significant implications for the global South. Overall | Article | Global

The website of Uganda's New Landscape News published an article entitled "the significance of China's Global Development Initiative to the Global South" on June 2, written by Israel Moussi, a researcher at the Uganda Development observation Center. The full text is summarized as follows:

Since the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development by the United Nations General Assembly in 1986, China has always supported the right to development as the primary right.

This means that people are most likely to enjoy human rights only under the premise of a prosperous life and national development.

Many problems in the global South today, such as famine, poverty, political turmoil, epidemics, etc., are related to inadequate national development. Southern countries lack the necessary technology, institutions, professional knowledge, and funding to promote comprehensive development.

China calls for a renewed focus on sustainable development.

By linking global development initiatives with the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda, China has shown a willingness to cooperate with existing institutions and promote significant changes.

This is also in line with the principle of mutual benefit and win-win situation in Beijing. The Global Development Initiative advocates for a "refocusing" of development issues, a "re commitment" to sustainable development goals, a "re revitalization" of global partnerships, and a "re activation" of international development cooperation.

The project of this initiative is coordinated by the Chinese National Agency for International Development Cooperation with the assistance of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

For China, the Global Development Initiative represents its brotherhood and spirit of solidarity with developing countries.

Therefore, the Global Development Initiative reflects China's goodwill towards the global South, and these countries will inevitably show trust in this well intentioned initiative because it holds significant significance for all participants.

China hopes to promote investment in innovative projects through global development initiatives. Innovation and technological progress can help developing economies achieve higher economic status.

In the global South, the lack of technology remains a major challenge, which means they lack the necessary tools to compete with developed countries.

The 2021 Global Innovation Index shows that the top 50 most innovative countries are almost all developed or semi developed, while the lower ranked countries are mostly low-income and underdeveloped.

This data indicates a significant north-south gap in the global technology sector. The Global Development Initiative seeks to narrow this gap.

There is a significant technological gap between developing countries and developed countries in many fields such as finance, industry, agriculture, and education.

In addition, a 2019 World Bank report on poverty reduction in Africa showed that technological backwardness has caused significant growth constraints in Africa. The report predicts that by 2030, 90% of the world's impoverished population will be concentrated in Africa.

I believe that global development initiatives can help refute many similar African doomsday predictions. Under the leadership of China, the BRICS countries are committed to jointly facing innovation challenges.

In addition, China advocates the establishment of innovative bases for the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership, the BRICS Digital Economy Partnership Framework, and the BRICS Vocational Education Alliance.

All of this is to promote the progress of human creativity in the future.

The Global Development Initiative also seeks to promote stronger international cooperation among countries in financing development projects, protecting the environment, and addressing climate change.

Developing countries have been struggling to achieve sustainable development goals for a simple reason: they lack the human resources and financial capacity to address these issues.

The Global Development Initiative demonstrates China's understanding of these challenges and its willingness to encourage the international community to refocus on these challenges.

China has always emphasized the need to create fertile ground for the prosperity and development of impoverished countries. It advocates for intervention measures such as debt relief and development aid to eliminate imbalances and obstacles in global development.

In short, the significance of global development initiatives cannot be underestimated. We live in a world of severe inequality, where the gap between rich and poor countries continues to widen. The leaders of the global South face daunting tasks. That is to firmly pursue development and keep up with the pace of other countries in the world.

China's willingness to support this effort is undeniable. The Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the "the Belt and Road" Initiative, the Forum on China Africa Cooperation and other plans all demonstrate China's goodwill towards other countries in the world.

The future may not be certain, but international cooperation can prevent humanity from losing hope. This is the significance of the Global Development Initiative for the global South.