Global Development Initiative

The Global Development Initiative (GDI), officially the Global Development Initiative — Building on 2030 SDGs for Stronger, Greener and Healthier Global Development, is a multilateral development initiative proposed by Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping in 2021.

History
The GDI was announced on 21 September 2021 by Xi Jinping during a video address to the general debate of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly.

In January 2022, China launched a group at the United Nations named "Friends of the Global Development Initiative". , the Xinhua News Agency reported GDI had around 100 members, while the UN group had around 70.

Concept
During the launching speech of the GDI, Xi outlined six core principles for the GDI:


 * 1) Staying committed to development as a priority
 * 2) Staying committed to a people-centered approach
 * 3) Staying committed to benefits for all, to leave no country and no person behind
 * 4) Staying committed to innovation-driven development
 * 5) Staying committed to harmony between human and nature
 * 6) Staying committed to results-oriented actions

Xi identified GDI as a way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. The GDI covers areas, including ending poverty and hunger, ensuring everyone has access to affordable clean energy, reducing inequality and cutting pollution. It has also been named as a "twin engine" together with the Belt and Road Initiative.