美国-非洲伙伴关系愿景声明

白宫
华盛顿特区
2022年12月15日 
在美国–非洲领导人峰会（U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit）于华盛顿特区召开之际，美国和非洲联盟（African Union）在约瑟夫·拜登（Joseph R. Biden, Jr.）总统以及塞内加尔总统兼非洲联盟主席马基·萨勒（Macky Sall）和非洲联盟委员会（African Union Commission）主席穆萨·法基·马哈马特（Moussa Faki Mahamat）的领导下，重申我们致力于巩固长期合作领域并扩大我们的伙伴关系，以更好地应对我们这个不断变化的时代的共同挑战和机遇。美国和非洲国家认识到我们的世界正在迅速变化，而且本次峰会体现出我们的关系如何随之演变。我们将深化合作以解决全球性问题，并制定技术、空间、网络安全、贸易、环境保护和经济方面的行路规则。
我们的伙伴关系基于这样一种信念，即非洲各国政府和人民将帮助界定国际秩序的未来，以应对我们的世界的最迫切的挑战。美国将尽己之力，支持并努力实现非洲在国际机构中更大的——而且早就应该拥有的——代表性，包括那些影响全球治理的机构在内。美国宣布了一项改革联合国安理会（United Nations Security Council）的计划，包括支持非洲、拉美和加勒比地区国家获得常任理事国席位，并表示支持非盟作为正式成员加入20国集团（G20）。我们将继续以我们共同的价值观为引领，其中包括对《联合国宪章》（United Nations Charter）的承诺以及捍卫所有国家的主权和领土完整。
在此次峰会上，我们宣布了新的投资和行动计划，使美国及非洲的机构和公民能够应对日益城市化和互联互通的世界中出现的新机遇和挑战。我们得到更新及扩展的伙伴关系对于应对粮食安全和气候危机、加强卫生系统并防范下一次疫情、建设强大及包容的全球经济、支持良治和尊重人权以及促进和平与安全至关重要。
我们致力于应对当前的粮食安全危机以及加强有复原力和可持续性的粮食系统。认识到乌克兰战争加剧了当今迫切的粮食安全需求，我们计划继续展开伙伴合作，为弱势社区提供人道主义援助。但仅仅应对紧急情况是不够的；我们宣布了一项新的战略伙伴关系，旨在深化我们的合作，以提高粮食生产能力，实现多样化并加强粮食供应链的复原力。
我们认识到，世界上许多最易于受到气候变化影响的国家都在非洲。在第27届联合国气候变化大会（COP27）所取得的进展的基础上，我们共同强调减少温室气体排放以及寻求公正的能源转型的紧迫性和重要性，同时合作建设对气候危害的抗御力。我们致力于支持气候适应力和复原力的工作，并将努力促进我们各自政府、其他国际伙伴、教育和研究机构以及私营部门之间加强合作以从事这项工作。
我们重申我们对预防、检测及应对传染病威胁的共同承诺。作为这项工作的一部分，我们将扩大提供支持，以加强该地区的卫生人力资源、地区生产能力及卫生基础设施。我们深化了美国和非洲疾控中心（Africa CDC）之间的伙伴关系，以实现我们共同的全球卫生目标。
我们决心加强合作，以促进包容性增长和可持续发展。我们将汇集商界和政府领导人，以推动双向贸易，并加快对优质基础设施的投资。除了加强扶持环境外，我们还将利用我们的机构和项目来实现这一共同愿望。这将包括扩大美国与非洲国家之间的接触与合作，以支持实现《建立非洲大陆自由贸易区协定》（Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area）的目标。
我们正在加强合作，以解决不安全、犯罪和恐怖主义问题。我们申明，以地方为主导的方式对于促进我们在一个和平与安全的非洲的共同利益至关重要。我们知道，经济不平等、政治边缘化及滥用权力都是导致冲突的因素。我们将采取更全面的方针来解决不安全问题，并促进透明度、问责制以及对人权的尊重。
我们将加强对民主、法治和人权的承诺。重要的是，我们将着重于在正在过渡转型的国家恢复文职政府，并展示民主造福于整个地区。
与所有合作伙伴一样，我们有时会意见不一致。但我们不会让这些差异来分裂或界定这种伙伴关系，而是会将存在分歧的领域纳入议程，并欢迎以尊重的态度展开辩论，以此作为我们的关系的实力和成熟度的标志。
通过我们的伙伴关系，我们将借助非洲和美国人民的活力来促进大西洋两岸的繁荣。我们生机勃勃的商业、公民社会和人与人之间的联系是力量的源泉，我们将比以往更有目的性地予以发挥利用。我们将优先考虑与非洲侨民的接触，他们的声音在美国和世界各地都很重要。
要实现我们的共同愿望，还有更多的工作要做。我们认识到履行本次峰会所讨论的各项承诺的重要意义，计划加速高层来往，并让高级别外交官员全力以赴地落实我们对21世纪伙伴关系的共同愿景。非洲和美国的未来取决于我们能够共同完成的工作。我们将加倍努力，确保我们的伙伴关系为我们的人民及全世界取得成果。
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Vision Statement for the U.S.-Africa Partnership

The White House
Washington, D.C.
December 15, 2022
On the occasion of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., the United States and the African Union, under the leadership of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of Senegal and Chair of the African Union Macky Sall, and African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat, affirm our commitment to reinforce longstanding areas of cooperation and expand our partnership to better meet the shared challenges – and opportunities – of our dynamic era.  The United States and African nations recognize that our world is quickly changing, and this Summit reflected how our relationship is evolving with it.  We will deepen our collaboration to solve global problems and shape the rules of the road for technology, space, cybersecurity, trade, environmental protection, and economics.
 Our partnership is based on a conviction that Africa’s governments and peoples will help define the future of the international order to address our world’s most pressing challenges.  The United States, for its part, will support and work to realize greater – and long overdue – African representation in international institutions, including those that shape global governance.  The United States has announced a plan to reform the United Nations Security Council, including support for permanent seats for countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and voiced support for the African Union to join the G20 as a permanent member.  We will continue to lead with our shared values, including a commitment to the United Nations Charter and to defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.
At the Summit, we announced new investments and initiatives that will equip American and African institutions and citizens to respond to emerging opportunities and challenges in an increasingly urban and connected world.  Our renewed and expanded partnership is critical to tackling the food security and climate crises, strengthening health systems and preparing for the next pandemic, building a strong and inclusive global economy, supporting good governance and respect for human rights, and advancing peace and security. 
We are dedicated to responding to the current food security crisis and bolstering resilient and sustainable food systems.  Recognizing today’s acute food security needs, which have been heightened by the war in Ukraine, we plan to continue to partner to supply humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities.  But responding to emergencies is not enough; we announced a new strategic partnership that seeks to deepen our collaboration to increase food production capacity and diversify and strengthen the resilience of food supply chains.
 We recognize that many of the world’s countries that are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change are in Africa.  Building on the progress made at COP27, we jointly stress the urgency and importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pursuing a just energy transition, while partnering to build resilience to climate hazards.  We are committed to supporting climate adaptation and resilience efforts and will work to facilitate enhanced collaboration among our respective governments, other international partners, education and research institutions, and private sectors to do so.
We reaffirm our shared commitment to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats.  As part of this effort, we will expand our support to strengthen the region’s health workforce, regional manufacturing capacity, and health infrastructure.  We have deepened the partnership between the United States and Africa CDC to achieve our shared global health goals.
We are resolved to enhance our collaboration to promote inclusive growth and sustainable development.  We will bring together business and government leaders to advance two-way trade and accelerate investment in quality infrastructure.  We will leverage our institutions and programs, in addition to strengthening enabling environments, to realize this shared aspiration.  This will include expanded engagement and cooperation between the United States and African countries to support the aims of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
We are increasing our cooperation to tackle insecurity, criminality, and terrorism.  We affirm that locally led approaches are essential to advancing our mutual interest in a peaceful and secure Africa.  We understand that economic inequality, political marginalization, and abuse of power are drivers of conflict.  We will adopt a more holistic approach to address insecurity, and promote transparency, accountability, and respect for human rights.
We will reinforce our commitment to democracy, the rule of law, and human rights.  Importantly, we will focus on restoring civilian rule in countries currently in transition and demonstrate that democracy delivers across the region. 
Like all partners, we will sometimes disagree.  Rather than allow these differences to divide or define the partnership, we will include areas of divergence on the agenda and welcome respectful debate as a sign of the strength and maturity of our relationships.
Through our partnership, we will harness the dynamism of the African and American peoples to enhance prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic.  Our vibrant business, civil society, and people-to-people ties are sources of strength that we will leverage with greater purpose than before.  We will prioritize engagement with members of the African Diaspora, whose voices are critical in the United States and around the world.
More work remains to realize our shared aspirations.  Recognizing the importance of implementing the commitments discussed at the Summit, we intend to accelerate high-level exchanges and dedicate senior diplomats to carry out our joint vision for a 21st century partnership.  The future of Africa and the United States depends on what we can achieve together.  We will redouble our efforts to ensure our partnership delivers results for our peoples and the world.
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