00:00representatives of many countries descended on seville on monday for a high-level conference
00:08the four-day conference co-hosted by the united nations and spain aims to tackle the growing gap
00:13between rich and poor nations and drum up funding for developing countries a notable absentee in
00:19the fourth edition of this conference was the united states which in previous editions of the
00:24event was a major contributor washington pulled its participation at the last minute as it rejected
00:29the outcome document of a preparatory meeting held on june 17th the document had been negotiated for
00:36months by the u.n's 193 member countries u.s diplomat jonathan shrier noted that washington's
00:42commitment to international cooperation remained steadfast but said the text crossed many of the
00:47u.s's red flags undeterred u.n undersecretary general li jun hua expressed optimism that the conference
00:54can still deliver success the chinese diplomat who oversees the u.n's economic and social affairs
01:00program said the participants of the conference through unity can build on the momentum of previous
01:05editions
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