At the invitation of the Committee of UN Conference on Sustainable Development and the Chinese Association for Culture and Economy of Argentina, a Beijing NGO delegation attended the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the leadership of Li Xiaoqiang, Executive Vice President of Beijing NGO and Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and visited NGOs in Argentina from 12th to 21th in June, with the goals of conducting people-to-people exchanges and deepening cooperation. This activity expanded a new exchange platform for Beijing NGO to Brazil and Argentina.
From June 17th to 19th, with the coordination of China NGO Network for International Exchanges and with the leadership of Deputy Secretary General Pan Mingtao, nearly one hundred people attended the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. They are Ni Jian, the Secretary General of Chinese Association for International Understanding, Zhu Rui, the Secretary General of China Association for Peace and Disarmament, Shi Qingqi, the Secretary General of China Association of Women Entrepreneurs, and Huang Haoming, the Secretary General of China Promotion Association for NGO Cooperation . In addition, representatives from NGOs including Chinese Society for Sustainable Development, United Nations Association of China, All-China Environment Federation of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and China Green Foundation. At the same time, a series of SideEvents and Exhibition activities were organized according to various topics, such as Resource, Environment and Sustainable Development, China's Sustainable Development and the Expectations for UN Sustainable Development, Building an Inclusive and Sustainable Green Society, A Review for Sustainable Development of China for 20 Years From the Non-Governmental Perspective, Green Business: Entrepreneurs Forum, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development-NGO is Making Efforts, as well as Building Inclusive Green Economy.
The delegation to attend the UN Conference on Sustainable Development includes members from Beijing NGO Association, Beijing People's Association for Friendship, Beijing Federation of SocialScientists, Beijing Environmental Protection Fund and Shijingshan District Sports Association. At the same time, Li Xiaoqiang, the head of the delegation was invited as the Delegation Advisory of China NGO.
On behalf of Beijing NGO, Li Xiaoqiang, the head of the delegation, gave a speech named Harmonious Beijing and Green World-Building a Inclusive and Sustainable Development Society on the Side Event of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. With the deployment of China NGO Network for International Exchanges, the Delegation of Beijing NGO Association for International Exchanges took active part in the Initiative of China NGO for the Promotion of Poverty-Reduction and Sustainable Development, and expressed their concerns about global issues such as poverty and ecological deterioration. In addition, China NGO is willing to share with all countries about its experience and effective measures in terms of poverty-reduction. At the same time, China NGOs welcome relevant suggestions and contribute its share in global sustainable development.
With the leadership of Li Xiaoqiang, during the visit to Argentina, members of the Delegation made a consultation with Mr. Arturo and Mr. Pablo, the Secretary General and Director of LiaisonDepartment respectively of ChineseAssociation for CulturalEconomicsof Argentina. At the same time, the Delegation made friendly exchanges with Mr. Arrojo and Mr. Amy Kerr, the Vice president and Secretary General respectively of Asociación del Fútbol Argentino and discussed their cooperation programs in future, which promoted the practical exchanges between Beijing and Argentina in soccer training.