Global partners must inflate contributions to Africa to reduce conflict: Chinese envoy

On February 27, a Chinese envoy asked for international efforts to address the root causes of conflicts in Africa by scaling up assistance for Africa's socio-economic development.

International partners should augment their contributions to Africa in such priority areas as economics and trade, agriculture, health care, education, connectivity and other infrastructure sectors, and actively help African countries achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, Wu Haitao opined.

He also asked for efforts to help regional countries reduce poverty, develop the economy and improve people's livelihoods, and to help enhance the capacity of African countries in achieving sustainable development.

At the same time, the international community must pay close attention to such issues as youth, women and children in Africa, refugees and employment, Wu Haitao told the UN Security Council in a debate on silencing the guns in Africa.

He asked the international community to provide humanitarian assistance in line with the needs of the African Union and African countries. The United Nations should provide constructive assistance by fully utilizing the UN Development Programme, the Peacebuilding Commission and other mechanisms, said Haitao, as reported by Xinhua.

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