A New Act to Realize MDGs: The First International Seminar on Best Practices of Poverty Reduction in China

December 1st, IPRCC launched its first external assistance program ---- the International Seminar on Best Practices of Poverty Reduction in China which was attended by 53 intermediate government officials from 27 developing countries covering Africa, Asia, Oceania (South Pacific) and North America (Caribbean Areas) to learn from the poverty reduction experiences in China. Zhang Lei, Managing Director of IPRCC hosted the opening ceremony. Wang Guoliang, Deputy Director General of LGOPAD presented in the ceremony and delivered a speech.
　　On September 14, Chinese President Hu Jintao announced in the Summit of Development Fundraising of UN 60th Anniversary that the International Poverty Reduction Center in China was established in an aim to make a contribution to the world poverty reduction. Apart from that, the President put forward five new steps to support other developing countries one of which is that China will give trainings to 30 thousand talents from developing countries so as to help speed up human resource development in these countries. The seminar is an honor of the President’s commitment to the world and another step to support other developing countries.
　　The seminar spans for 15 days, covering the following subjects: China National Economic and Social Development, Retrospect and Prospect of Poverty Reduction in China, Pro-poor Policies in China, Introduction of One-body-two-wings Poverty Reduction Strategy, etc. The resource persons invited were Zhang Lei, Director of Finance Department of LGOPAD and Managing Director of IPRCC, Wen Tiejun, Dean of Agricultural and Rural Development School with China Agriculture University, Li Xiaoyun, Dean of Humanities and Development with China Agriculture University, Ou Qingping, Deputy Director of State Council LGOPAD Center of Foreign Funded Projerct and Wang Xingzui, Deputy Executive Director of China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation. The seminar took on various forms like lecturing, experience introduction, case study, field trip and participatory discution. Through the trainings, the trainees were expected to have an overall understanding of China’s economic and social development, agrarian issues, poverty reduction policies and practices so that they could apply these experience back in their own countries.
　　Poverty alleviation and common prosperity is a long-cherished dream of human being and an unremitting effort of the human being in pursuit of justice, equality and fairness. The fight against poverty is a solemn mandate for all the countries and regions in the world. The seminar was not only a proof to China’s active role in honoring its international commitment but also a contribution to the world poverty reduction.

Attached: Participating Countries of the Seminar:
Africa: Benin, Zambia, Sierra Leon, Ghana, Togo, Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mauritania, Algeria, Congo, Seychelles, Angola, Central Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe
Asia: Timor Leste, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Yemen, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Syria, Mongolia
Oceania (South Pacific)：Tonga
North Africa (Caribbean Areas): Saint Lucia