🎉 This year the United Nations (UN) turns 80! Since 1945, the UN has been the go-to multilateral platform for keeping peace, boosting development, and tackling global challenges together.
China has been in the game from day one. Here are some highlights of China's contributions:
- Peacekeeping Power: 🌍 Since 1990, China has sent over 50,000 peacekeepers to 20+ missions in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon and South Sudan. It's the largest troop-contributing country among the permanent members of the Security Council.
- Poverty Buster: 💪 Between 1990 and 2020, China helped lift more than 770 million rural people out of poverty—over 70% of global poverty reduction in that period, hitting the UN's 2030 poverty target a decade early.
- Global Health Hero: 💉 Early in the COVID-19 crisis, China pledged vaccines as a global public good, delivering 2.2 billion doses to 120+ countries and donating $100 million to COVAX.
- Green Leader: 🌱 China plans to peak CO2 emissions before 2030 and hit carbon neutrality by 2060, and it hosted the 15th Conference of the Parties on Biological Diversity to champion nature protection.
- Funding Growth: 💰 China-UN Peace & Development Fund has $2+ billion backing projects on peace-building, sustainable development and humanitarian aid.
Looking ahead, the world faces big tests—climate change, digital divides and regional conflicts, to name a few. No country can tackle these alone. The UN at its core shows that when countries unite, we can build a future of shared prosperity, peace and sustainability. 🤝
On its 80th birthday, the UN reminds us that multilateralism isn't just a buzzword—it's the key to solving 21st-century challenges. By strengthening cooperation, reforming institutions, and giving all nations a seat at the table, we can keep pushing forward toward a brighter world.
Reference(s):
UN at 80: China's contributions and future of multilateralism
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