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The Communist Party of China would like the mainland Chinese population and the rest of the world to believe that the ongoing, sometimes violent protests in Hong Kong pose a threat of "terrorism." But the truth is that China has only itself to blame for pushing the city's idealistic youth into the streets once again.
Failed states used to be largely the preserve of the developing world, where the institutions of democracy do not have deep roots. But given the extent to which the Brexit campaign has undermined Britain's institutions through lies, it is reasonable to worry that the country will soon come to resemble a tinpot dictatorship.
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纽约——当上个月飓风艾迪袭击莫桑比克、马拉维、津巴布韦和马达加斯加时，造成近千人死亡，数十万人无家可归、忍受着饥饿和疾病的威胁。 据估计，在这场飓风中损失了价值超过10亿美元的基础设施。
令人沮丧的是，这样的灾难已经变得越来越熟悉。艾迪不过是一系列极端天气事件当中最近的一次，表明气候变化的破坏性影响并非存在于某个遥远的将来，而是迫在眉睫。更糟的是，全世界最贫困最脆弱的群体正在遭受最沉重的打击。莫桑比克这个受艾迪破坏最严重的国家——将不得不在受到严重束缚的情况下开展重建工作，因为该国目前正陷入到重组其不可持续债务的谈判进程。
为应对上述挑战，2015年，国际社会通过了为实现共同繁荣和可持续发展铺平道路的2030年可持续发展议程。但除非按照联合国亚迪斯亚贝巴行动议程彻底改革我们的金融系统，否则可持续发展目标（SDGs）将无法达成。我们需要一套能为我们提供必要投资（包括建设具有抗灾修复能力的基础设施）的全球金融框架，能够在面对灾难冲击时做出快速的反应，并为陷入困境的国家奠定良好的金融基础。
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