The Global Development Initiative: From development vision to a practical pathway for the Global South

When Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2021, the world was emerging from a devastating pandemic while confronting widening inequality, economic disruption and a growing development financing gap.

The timing was significant. The Covid-19 crisis had pushed millions back into poverty, while progress toward the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was increasingly off track. 

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