In the run-up to the climate, biodiversity, & desertification COPs, UN Development Admin. @Asteiner met with H.E. Huang Runqiu,🇨🇳Minister of Ecology and Environment, to discuss strengthening the UNDP-China partnership to support China's climate targets and advance #ClimateAction globally.

During the CCICED thematic forum, UN Development Admin. @Asteiner emphasized the vital importance of establishing effective legal mechanisms to enhance carbon & pollution reduction, promote #greengrowth, & address 🌏 environmental challenges. #ForPeopleForPlanet

Today, UN Development Administrator @Asteiner and Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Special Envoy for #ClimateChange, gathered to discuss global climate challenges and raising ambitions to accelerate progress on #ClimateAction & the #SDGs, as well as China's role in multilateral development cooperation.

.UN Development Administrator @Asteiner attended the CCICED open forum on the new dynamics of the🌏climate agenda, reaffirming UNDP's commitment to supporting countries meet their climate targets and fostering collaboration to advance #greendevelopment and achieve the #ParisAgreement.

Today, UN Development Admin. @Asteiner met with H.E. Wang Shouwen, China International Trade Representative & Vice Minister of Commerce 中华人民共和国商务部MOFCOM, to discuss scaling-up UNDP-China collaboration on key #SustainableDevelopment areas to accelerate progress on the #SDGs in 🇨🇳 & globally.

.UN Development Admin. @Asteiner met with the diplomatic community & UNDP partners in #Beijing today. They exchanged insights on the opportunities and challenges to advancing 🌏 #sustainabledevelopment, including #ClimateAction, following the #SummitOfTheFuture.

In China, 1,134 girls joined UN Development-supported #GirlsInSTEM bootcamps to learn digital tech & sustainability. With 230+ volunteers, they developed proposals tackling #GlobalDev challenges like waste management & water conservation. #HERDigitalFuture ow.ly/N5RA50TJf9y

As the @CCICED Annual General Meeting concluded, UN Development Admin. @Asteiner stressed the importance of 🌏cooperation and dialogue to drive nature-positive and low-emission growth. He reaffirmed UNDP's readiness to working with China🇨🇳to transform commitments into concrete actions.

Today, UN Development Administrator @Asteiner joined Chinese tech and business leaders for a conversation on how cutting-edge tech innovation can be leveraged to drive progress towards the #SDGs and help address global challenges.

Today I visited the Int'l Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) to observe how big data can be leveraged to inform policies and help assess & accelerate #SDGs in a way that's inclusive & fair. I look forward to increased UN Development & CBAS collaboration.

Pleasure to be welcomed by @cidcaofficia, co-organizer of 2024 National Evaluation Capacities Conference #NECdev. We discussed UN Development-CIDCA strategic partnership & scaling up collaboration on multilateral dev. cooperation including financing for the #SDGs and knowledge-sharing.

Delighted to sign an agreement today w/ the Intl. Research Center of #BigData for #SDGs (CBAS), witnessed by UN Development Administrator Achim Steiner, that aims to harness the power of data & technology to advance #sustainabledevelopment in China and globally through #SouthSouthCooperation.

Girls x STEM = infinite possibilities 🌟 UNDP China, with the help of local NGOs and volunteers, initiated HER Digital Future – a youth program aiming to bridge the digital divide and promote girls’ engagement in science, technology, engineering and math. undp.org/china/blog/gir…

.UN Development Admin. @Asteiner met with H.E. Xiao Jie, Vice Chairman of the 14th National People’s Congress Standing Committee. They discussed UN Development’s lead role in the🇺🇳United Nations development system, enhanced multilateralism, & strengthening UNDP-🇨🇳collaboration on accelerating #SDGs progress.

China's #EV story is one about how green & digital transition can be done: deliberate & strategic policy choices, long-term investment, tech innovation, industry development & scaling up, judicial system guarantee; said Achim Steiner UN Development Administrator Achim Steiner UNDP China #SDGs

.UN Development Admin. @Asteiner joined the Seminar on Revitalizing #SDGs following the #SummitOfTheFuture, hosted by Amb. Zhang Jun, Secretary General of Boao Forum for Asia. They discussed the #PactfortheFuture and how UNDP &🇨🇳can enhance collaboration across the #AsiaPacific region &

“Evaluations are vital learning tools. Evaluations don’t just tell us where we stand looking at the past. They reveal the “why.” They ask us to pause, reflect, & understand the deeper consequences of our decisions.” - UN Development Admin. @Asteiner at the opening session of the 2024

It was great welcoming UN Development Administrator @Asteiner to the 🇺🇳United Nations compound in #Beijing 🇨🇳today! He met & engaged with staff, sharing his experiences & insights on UNDP’s strategic engagement in China & regional & global development priorities following the #PactForTheFuture.