南在清华大学的演讲.docx
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南在清华大学的演讲
南在清华大学的演讲
secretary-generalkofiannan:
thankyou,presidentgu,forthatmostflatteringintroduction.
ladiesandgentlemen,
itisagreathonourformetospeakatoneofchina'sgreatacademicinstitutionsonethatishelpingtoreviveandmaintainyourcountry'shistorictraditionofleadingtheworldinscienceandtechnology,andonewhosealumniaretobefoundinpositionsofleadershipthroughoutthecountry.
here,asinsomanyotherplacesinchina,novisitorcanhelpfeelingtheexcitementofagreatcountrydevelopingatbreakneckspeed,andeverydayopeningupnewvistasofknowledgeandopportunitytoitscitizens.youcanbereallyproudofyourcountryandwhatithasachievedinthelast25years.
asilookoutovertheyoungfacesinthisaudienceicannothelpenvyingtheinternationalstudentsmorethanathousand,iamtold,fromover50countrieswhohavetheprivilegeofsharingyourlearningexperiencehere.
itremindsmeforamomentofmyownstudentdays,whenmycountry,ghana,wasnewlyindependent.wefeltweweresuddenlyreachingouttotheworld,andmakingnewdiscoverieseveryday.
butthenialsorememberthattimesofrapidchangecanbringpainandconfusion,evendestruction,aswellasprogressandexcitement.
themorerapidandexcitingitis,themorechangecallsforcarefulmanagement,andwise,humaneleadership.
orderandstabilityhavetobepreserved,butwithoutchokingoffthefreedomtoenquire,andexperiment,andexpressoneself,sinceasyouyoungresearchersknowbetterthananyoneknowledgeandsciencehaveavitalroleinnationaldevelopment.
andtechnicalexpertiseneedstobeharnessedtothedevelopmentandsecurityofsocietyasawhole,sothatitnotonlycreatesgreaterwealthforthefew,butenablesallcitizenstofeelsaferandmoreprosperous.
thedevelopmentofsuchagreatcountryaschinacannothappeninisolation.itaffectsthewholeworld,anditdrawsyouintonewrelationshipswithotherpartsoftheworld.
increasingly,youreconomydependsonexchangeswithothercountriesbothimportsandexports,ofbothgoodsandcapital.foreigninvestmentplaysanessentialroleinyourgrowth,whileyourholdingsofforeigncurrenciesandyourmanagementofyourowncurrencyarecomingtoplayavitalpartintheinternationalmonetarysystem.
thismeansthatyouhaveastakeinthedevelopmentandprosperityofthewiderworld.andyoursecurity,too,dependsoninternationalpeaceandstability.
yourgovernmentshowsthatitunderstandsthis,bytherolethatitplaysintheunitednations,andelsewhere.andincreasingly,chinesecitizensarecalledontotakerisks,andmakesacrifices,intheinterestsofglobalsecurity.itwasimpressivetosee,inournewspaperstheotherday,picturesofchinesepolicemeninbluehelmetspreparingtojointheunitednationsmissioninhaitianislandbuffetedbybothhumanandmeteorologicalstorms,whichisliterallyonthefarsideoftheworldfromhere.
soiamhere,inpart,toexpresstheworld'sgratitude.clearlyyouinchinahaveunderstood,asyoursayinggoes,thatweallsharethesamebreath.humanmiseryknowsnofrontiers,andnorshouldhumansolidarity.
indeed,solidaritywasoneofthefundamentalvaluessolemnlyreaffirmed,fouryearsago,bythepoliticalleadersfromallovertheworldwhometatunitednationsheadquarters,andissuedthemillenniumdeclaration.
theydeclaredthatglobalchallengesmustbemanagedinawaythatdistributesthecostsandburdensfairly…thosewhosufferorwhobenefitleastdeservehelpfromthosewhobenefitmost.
theypromisedtosparenoefforttofreemorethanonebillionoftheirfellowmen,womenandchildrenfromextremepoverty,andtomaketherighttodevelopmentarealityforall.
andtheysetthemselvesprecisebenchmarksbywhichtheirsuccessinkeepingthesepromisescouldbemeasured,intheyear2015.
thosebenchmarkshavecometobeknownasthemillenniumdevelopmentgoals,ormdgs.firstamongthemisthepledgetoreducebyhalftheproportionofpeopleintheworldlivingonanincomeoflessthanonedollaraday.othersincludethepledgetohalt,andbegintoreverse,thespreadofhiv/aids;andthepledgetointegratetheprinciplesofsustainabledevelopmentintoeverycountry'spoliciesandprogrammes,sothatourchildrenandgrandchildrenwillnotfacethethreatoflivingonaplanetirredeemablyspoiltbyhumanactivities,orwhoseresourcesarenotsufficientfortheirneeds.
willtheworldreachthesegoalsby2015?
itdepends,ingreatpart,onchina.
yourpopulationissolarge,andyoureconomyisgrowingsorapidly,thatyourimpactonallglobalstatisticsisenormous.itistheoreticallypossiblethatwemightsucceedinhalvingtheproportionofverypoorpeopleintheworldby2015,simplybecausechinahadsucceededinliftingalmostallitspeopleoutofthatcategory,evenifmostcountriesinafricastillhadthesameproportion.
conversely,manycountriesmight,by2015,havemadegreatstridesincombatinghiv/aids,oradoptingsustainablemodelsofdevelopment.butifchinahadfailedtodothosethings,therewouldstillbeterribleconsequencesforhumanity.
however,thatneednotbethepathtaken,eitherinthiscountryorintherestoftheworld.bothforyournationalinterestsandintheinterestoftheworldasawhole,youhaveagreatresponsibilitytolookafteryourpeople,andyournaturalenvironment.
butyourresponsibilitydoesnotendthere.
theeighthandlastmillenniumdevelopmentgoalisaglobalpartnershipfordevelopment.thismeansthatdevelopingcountriesmustnotbelefttodevelopontheirown.theyneedthehelpofthericherandmorepowerfulcountriesthroughtheremovalofunfairtradebarriersandsubsidisedc
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