China pledges $2b to South-South cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept 26, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

China's role in MDGS

During his address, the president briefed the audience on the role and contributions of China in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) laid down 15 years ago.

China has lifted 439 million people out of poverty and made remarkable progress in areas of education, health and women's welfare over the past 30-plus years since the country embarked on reform and opening-up, Xi said.

Over the past 60-plus years, China has provided 166 countries and international organizations with nearly 400 billion yuan (about 63 billion dollars) worth of assistance, and dispatched over 600,000 aid workers, over 700 of whom have laid down their lives in helping the development of other countries, he said.

"Looking to the future, China will continue to take a right approach to justice and interests by putting justice before interests and join other countries in the concerted efforts to realize the post-2015 development agenda," the president stressed.