Message on Africa Industrialization Day
非洲工業化日致辭
20 November 2020
2020年11月20日
非洲工業化日The COVID-19 crisis hit African economies well before the pandemic spread across the continent, with falling demand for African commodities and products, disruptions in trade and travel, reduced remittances and foreign investment, and vast job and income losses.
早在冠狀病毒病大流行蔓延整個非洲大陸之前，危機就已在衝擊非洲經濟：對非洲初級商品和產品的需求下降，貿易和旅行受阻，匯款和外國投資減少，就業和收入損失慘重。
The pandemic arrived when prospects for the continent were promising. Economies were expanding and poverty was in decline. Technology and innovation were being embraced across the continent, and progress had been made in unity and economic integration. The entry into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area promised a strong boost in intra-African trade.
大流行病襲來之際正是非洲大陸前景看好之時。經濟在擴張，貧困在減少。整個大陸都在擁抱技術和創新，團結和經濟一體化也已取得進展。非洲大陸自由貿易區的生效有望強勁推動非洲內部的貿易。
In working to realize the objectives of the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa, and by following the roadmaps laid out by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the response to the COVID-19 crisis offers an opportunity to redress structural inequalities and vulnerabilities and promote transformative change for more resilient Africa.
在努力實現第三個非洲工業發展十年目標的過程中，遵循《2030年可持續發展議程》和非洲《2063年議程》制定的路線圖，就可借應對COVID-19危機的機會糾正結構性不平等，克服脆弱性，促進變革，增強非洲的復原力。
On Africa Industrialization Day, I reaffirm the commitment of the United Nations system to support inclusive, resilient and sustainable industrial development in Africa.
值此非洲工業化日之際，我重申聯合國系統的承諾：支持非洲包容各方、頑強而可持續地進行工業發展。