The United Nations (UN) unveiled the new United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for China 2016-2020 on Tuesday.
According to the plan, the UN system in China will support the country in three priority areas in the next five years, including poverty reduction and equitable development,an improved and sustainable environment, and enhanced global engagement.
The framework represents a renewed commitment to continue the strong partnership between China and the UN. It provides a strategic direction that will guide the UN's contributions to China's development priorities, said UN Resident Coordinator Alain Noudehou.
"In each of the three priority areas, particular focus will be placed on key underlying challenges posed by inequality, rapid urbanization and demographic changes, and environmental degradation," he said.
Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen commended the fruitful cooperation between China and the UN over the past decades at the launch ceremony of the UNDAF.
"The Chinese government will take the UNDAF as a new starting point, make our own duty for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development adopted by world leaders at the 70th General Assembly in September 2015, and strengthen cooperation with the UN so as to make our due contribution to global development," Wang said.
The UN system in China consists of 24 UN funds, programs and specialized agencies in the country.
