China’s Cooperation with Multilateral Institutions of International Cooperation on Development Issues (Example of Interactions with the UN Institutions)

The article examines main aspects of the PRC’s policy on international development cooperation, including China’s rationales, priority spheres and formats of interaction with 25 leading multilateral institutions of international cooperation (MIIC) representing the United Nations system. The chronology covers period starting since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to 2019. Based on the analysis of the China’s resource contribution to the MIIC activities the author defines key areas of cooperation and categorizes the UN agencies with regard to their importance for the China’s foreign policy. The maim assumption of the current article stipulates that the resource contribution of the country to the MIIC activities is directly related to the countries interest in collaboration. The first part is dedicated to the PRC’s ideology and rationales for cooperation on international development issues. The second part considers the China’s contribution to the major UN agencies mandates of which covers the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to 2019. The conclusion contains the main findings and the categorization of the UN MIIC importance for China, and recommendations for the Russian Federation.

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