CRI听力:Post-2015 Development Document "We The Peoples Agenda"

The Sustainable Development Goals listed in the roadmap document, or SDG, is set to replace the Millennium Development Goals, or MDG, a set of eight anti-poverty targets to be reached by the end of this year.

Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, says all UN member states are involved in the formation of the Sustainable Development Goals from an early stage.

"One notable characteristic of the 2030 agenda is that it is an innovative three-pronged concept consisting of sustainable economic development, social progress and environmental protection."

He adds that the new objectives are aimed at all countries and regions, not just underdeveloped areas, and that the 2030 agenda will help China and many other developing countries integrate their development roadmaps with global development strategies.

"The formulation of the 2030 agenda is an example that China can use when it draws up its 13th Five-Year Plan. It can broaden our policymakers' horizons and teach them lessons on international standards and international pioneering ideas. This would help integrate our country's development strategy with global development strategies."

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made the comments following days of marathon talks that ended on Sunday evening with an ovation for the reaching of the final text.

"This is truly a we the people agenda. The outcome document is called quote Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is a roadmap to ending global poverty, building a life with dignity and leaving no one behind."

The document outlines 17 ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, ranging from issues of poverty, gender equality and economic development to climate change and ocean resource protection.

Meanwhile, the UN chief is also calling on the international community to maintain momentum and try to reach a new global climate pact at the Paris climate summit later this year.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.