What is Global Development Initiative?
'''The Global Development Initiative''' ( its full name: '''Global Development Initiative —Building on 2030 SDGs for Stronger, Greener and Healthier Global Development''') is a global initiative proposed by [[China]] in 2021. As of September 2022, more than 100 countries and international organizations have expressed their support to the Initiative. More than 60 countries have joined the Group of Friends of the GDI at the UN.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-09-22|title=Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian’s Regular Press Conference on September 22, 2022|work=Official website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|url=https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/202209/t20220922_10769948.html}}</ref> == Content == On 21 September 2021, CCP general secretary [[Xi Jinping]] addressed the General Debate of the 76<sup>th</sup> session of the [[United Nations General Assembly]]. He put forward the Global Development Initiative in his speech titled “Bolstering Confidence and Jointly Overcoming Difficulties to Build a Better World”.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-22|title=Xi proposes Global Development Initiative|work=Xinhua News Agency|url=http://www.news.cn/english/2021-09/22/c_1310201177.htm|access-date=2021-09-21|archive-date=2022-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020164729/http://www.news.cn/english/2021-09/22/c_1310201177.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2022, CCP general secretary Xi Jinping chaired the High-level Dialogue on Global Development under the theme “Foster a Global Development Partnership for the New Era to Jointly Implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-06-25|title=Xi hosts High-level Dialogue on Global Development|work=china.org.cn|url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/2022-06/25/content_78290320.htmc|access-date=}}{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As the outcome of the Dialogue, the Chair’s Statement<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-06-25|title=Chair's Stat