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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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China theEUandLatinAmerica:TrilateralRelationsandScopeforMultilateralism 33 thepartofmuchofAfricasleadershiptoactinconcerttooutlaw military adventurisminthecontinent.TheAUhasprovidedsupport directlyorviasub regionalsecurity and cooperation arrangements to peacekeeping and peace buildingmissions.Brazilhasbeenactivelyengaged inparticularthroughthe CommunityofPortuguese Language Countries CPLP ), inthecontinents effortstomeettherequirementsofpostconflictreconstructionandreconciliation inAngola GuineaBissau SoToméandPríncipe andtheDemocraticRepublic ofthe Congo where Braziltook partinthe2003 peacekeeping mission coordinatedbytheEuropeanUnion. Brazilsdeterminationtoshowthatsecurityanddevelopmentmustgohand inhandisbestdisplayedin Haiti.Theinternationalcommunityfacesthe challengeofputtinginplaceanambitiousmixofeconomic socialandsecurity policiestohelpthecountrytograduallyedgebackfromendemicinstability. BrazilsdecisiontoacceptthechallengeofleadingthemilitaryarmoftheUN mandatedstabilisingmissiontoHaiti MINUSTAH wasmotivatedbyadesire tohelpdevelopandapplyintegratedpoliciestodealwiththe multipronged challenges besetting countries underthe threat of becoming failed states. Therefore Brazillobbiedstronglyforeconomicandsocialgoalstotakecentre stageinthepeaceoperationsinEastTimorandGuineaBissau. Possiblythemostinnovativeandpotentiallyfarreachingofthesecoalitions istheInternationalActionPlanagainstHungerandExtremePoverty launched byBrazil ChileandFrancein2004.AnonsectarianfusionoftheDavosand PortoAlegreagendas itoffersaframeworkforcivilsocietytoengagemore directly in raising the resources necessary to achieve the Millennium DevelopmentGoals.Oneofitsmostmeaningfuloutcomessofarhasbeenthe settingupoftheInternationalDrugPurchaseFacility UNITAID ), bringing togetherdonorsfromallcontinentstohelpfinancethefightagainstAidsand poorpeoplesdiseases suchasmalariaandtuberculosis. 8.犜狉犻犾犪狋犲狉犪犾犕狌犾狋犻犾犪狋犲狉犪犾犻狊犿牶犅狉犪狕犻犾狊犆狅狀狋狉犻犫狌狋犻狅狀 Theseinitiativescollectivelyform whatonemightcalla coalitionofthe willing amongcountriesoftheGlobalSouthactingascatalystsforreformof globalgovernance.Suchadhocpartnershipscanserveasnecessarybuilding blocksingraduallybuildingconsensusamongdevelopingcountriesforchangeon apparentlyintractableissueshavingtodowithsustainablegrowthandpoverty eradication.Thisisnottosaythatthereisnoroomforcooperationwithadvanced economies.Quitethecontrary thepresentglobalcrisishasunderscoredthatlong lastingsolutionstothechallengeofgrowinginterdependencearepossibleonlywithina