Luo Hui Holds Talks with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

BEIJING, July 9 — Luo Hui, Executive Secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and Director General of its Department of International Affairs, held talks in Beijing with Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Chinese experts involved in UN consultations, including Jiao Nianzhi, Cao Xiaofeng, Liu He, and Shi Nan, also participated in the meeting.

The two sides exchanged views on strengthening cooperation in policy research, capacity building, and knowledge sharing through CAST’s UN consultation platform.

They discussed how to jointly promote the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Pact for the Future. Both sides agreed on the importance of leveraging the UN’s multilateral platform to enhance international sci-tech cooperation, share China’s successful experiences, and drive sustainable development through technological innovation.

Since obtaining special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council in 2004, the CAST has actively engaged in UN initiatives and action plans. It has created diverse and cross-sector consultation topics and continuously promoted Chinese scientists’ participation in UN 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development, achieving positive results.

The talks also included representatives from the Department of International Affairs of CAST, the China Research Institute for Science Popularization (CRISP), and the China Centre for International Science and Technology Exchange (CISTE).

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