2013 global South-South development expo opens

2013-10-29 16:30 Xinhua Web Editor: Yao Lan

2013 global South-South development expo opens

The 2013 global South-South development expo was opened in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday with UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson expecting emerging nations to contribute more to a peaceful and prosperous world.

"The global South has made tremendous progress in all aspects of human endeavor for the last decade. Developing countries are the new frontier for economic and technological progress that has impacted on the entire world," Eliasson said.

Since its launch in 2008, the expo has fostered fruitful cooperation in tackling global challenges including hunger, poverty, climate change and diseases.

The international community supports partnership among emerging nations to share experience and best practices that would catalyze sustainable development.

The conference brought together senior delegates from 150 countries and across the UN system to discuss development challenges by harnessing and exchanging innovative solutions developed in the global South.

According to the UN, over 5 trillion U. S. dollars in reserves are today held by countries of the South, which now also account for 47 percent of global trade. This unmatched economic development opportunity could be one of the main engines of growth in the years ahead.

联合国官员称南南合作带来全球发展新变化

第六届全球南南发展博览会２８日在肯尼亚首都内罗毕开幕，出席博览会的联合国官员表示，发展中国家合作的兴起将构建全球合作发展新秩序，促进世界和平和繁荣发展。

联合国常务副秘书长埃利亚松在博览会开幕式上说，过去十年，南方国家的合作得到巨大发展，发展中国家现在已成为经济和科技进步的新前沿，所取得的成就已影响世界。

埃利亚松同时强调，尽管南南合作成果丰硕，但挑战仍然存在。全球气候变暖、贫困、食品安全和疾病可能会给发展中国家带来发展困难。全球南南发展论坛的意义在于各国能交流经验，探讨解决健康、贸易、农业等关键领域现存问题的途径。

联合国副秘书长、联合国环境署执行主任阿希姆·施泰纳说，本届全球南南发展博览会不仅是展示经济和技术合作的交流平台，还是南南国家、南北国家之间的一种新对话。这种新对话有别于过去北方国家开创发展模式再由南方国家效仿的状况，而是展示南南发展形成的新范例，展示新兴国家中正在进行的大胆变革。

全球南南发展博览会始于２００８年，由各联合国机构分别在其总部承办。第六届全球南南发展博览会为期５天，由总部设在内罗毕的联合国环境规划署承办，主题为“建设绿色经济：通过南南合作实现可持续发展和消除贫困”。这是联合国第一次在发展中国家举办全球南南发展博览会。包括中国在内的１５０个国家和联合国其他部门的代表将就各项议题展开讨论，共有７０多家企业和组织参加展览。