UN report: economic insecurity in the global spread

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United Nations Development Programme on July 4 in Beijing issued the "2008 World Economic and Social Survey" report. Report by the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Department organized experts to write.

United Nations Development Programme representative in China, Ma and Li presided over the conference report, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General Sha Zukang, China's State Information Center deputy director Zhu Baoliang, the number of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Wang Tongsan, director of economic attend.

United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Ministry issued the report's theme is: In the context of globalization, how to solve the problem of economic insecurity. The report pointed out that because of trade shocks, natural disasters, civil wars and conflicts, and other factors, economic insecurity of the situation is currently spreading worldwide. Whether poor or rich countries have been undermined by the impact of which is the most serious of the poorest countries.

In addition to the economic insecurity of the nature, causes and solutions, the more noticeable is that the report particularly stressed by climate change caused by natural disasters lead to economic insecurity has become an important factor.

Economic insecurity in the global spread of Early this year, the British Broadcasting Corporation in 34 countries conducted a public opinion survey showed that due to the accelerated process of globalization and unconstrained, global issues such as unfair distribution of income increasingly appear.

In this context, because of climate change caused by serious natural disasters not only a threat to developing countries, developed countries also not spared, as a result of economic insecurity is very prominent.

The United Nations has just published the report pointed out that since 1970, the global total of more than 7,000 have taken place in major disasters, resulting in 2.5 million people were killed and at least 2 trillion U.S. dollars of losses to the lives of countless people affected. According to statistics, currently on a global scale, the frequency of natural disasters in the 1970s than four times higher, more people have been displaced.

Because of poverty, high debt levels, inadequate public infrastructure, lack of economic diversity and other reasons, developing countries by the threat of natural disasters greater than in developed countries. Data show that the developing countries due to natural disasters led to the mortality rate 20 times higher than in developed countries to 30 times or even more. For example, recently took place in Sichuan, China's major earthquake has resulted in nearly 70,000 people were killed and nearly 20,000 people missing in May this year, attacked Myanmar's strong tropical storm, Myanmar has caused more than 80,000 dead and 50,000 people missing, 240 Million people need relief. And 2005 in the United States of "Katrina" hurricane only caused 1209 deaths.

The report also noted that developing countries affected after the resumption of much slower pace than the developed countries. It is estimated that the next 10 years, due to the global damage caused by natural disasters could be reached 1 trillion U.S. dollars.

Establishment of a global disaster response mechanisms to cope with natural disasters

The report said, to alleviate natural disasters caused by economic insecurity, the international community need to develop response strategies. Some countries, particularly the smaller and poorer economies, often do not have enough ability to cope with natural disasters, the urgent need to establish a global disaster response mechanisms. The mechanism can be spread through the absorption of various loans for the affected countries quickly opened up financing channels. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Wang Tongsan, director of economic number that day on behalf of the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Department to report, said: "The current urgent appeals and voluntary contributions to the way the need to improve disaster relief, the establishment of a permanent financial mechanism, can more effectively help National disaster. "

Sha Zukang, the same day the United Nations Under-Secretary-General also said that the United Nations released the report shows that economic insecurity in the poorest countries the most serious. As China and other emerging economies in a number of countries of rapid development, so that once the people are optimistic about the eradication of poverty, "At present, however, in many places, such optimism is to worry: the world's economic growth gradually slow down, food and energy prices, By the impact and effects of the economy, people began to worry about food and energy can be protected. "

Sha Zukang said: "the future of humanity is full of many unknowns, people's lives, there are many uncertainties, which are difficult to avoid. However, when these unknowns and uncertainties that people have a strong sense of insecurity, especially Is the economic insecurity, will seriously affect people's lives in some countries caused by political instability, has explained this point. "

Sha stressed that the world economic insecurity for the status quo, people should have a more sober understanding, in the development of economic and social policies, should give full consideration to insecurity, developed by the economic and social policies should be more comprehensive and pragmatic. "The international community should be to combat natural disasters and development strategies more organic integration, to enhance the capacity of disaster response, the prevention of natural disasters evolution of adult type disaster."