China, UN co-hold seminar on global poverty reduction partnerships

A seminar on global poverty reduction partnerships was held in Beijing on Wednesday, bringing together representatives from countries and international organizations to discuss poverty reduction strategies and explore more resilient development models.

Jointly sponsored by China and United Nations (UN) agencies since 2017, the gathering has served as a venue for countries to share experience and explore models of cooperation.

Sohail Khan, deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, highlighted China’s unique and fruitful practices in poverty reduction and its role as a platform for global and regional cooperation on the subject.

“China can be a very good experience. Why? Because China can provide a very important platform for cooperation. As far as we just know that you have experience of working with Laos and Myanmar on the Mekong River Delta cooperation, some pilot projects, especially focusing on agricultural areas, rural areas. But also you have excellent experience in the industrial areas, rising new technologies, green technologies, new things are coming up. So, this can provide another opportunity to cooperate,” he said.

The 2026 edition also featured the release of reports and case studies on poverty alleviation, an effort to pool collective experience and insights from practices in China and abroad.