Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General, Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General, Justin Yifu Lin, honorary Dean of the National School of Development under Peking University and former Senior Vice-President of the World Bank, Yves Leterme, former Belgian Prime Minister, James Kimonyo, Rwanda Ambassador to China, Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and professor at Columbia University, Zhang Linxiu, Director of the UN Environment Programme-International Ecosystem Management Partnership, and Sandrine Nduwimana, China-Africa Business Council, were among the keynote speakers of the Forum on the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and China’s Poverty Reduction Experience. This event was co-organised by The Bridge Tank and the CGTN Think Tank. It took place on the 17th and 18th of September 2020 online, and gathered over 140 representatives from 39 countries. 

Among the suggestions to reach the poverty eradication goals were the introduction of a temporary basic income for people just below or above the poverty line, deworming programs, as well as investments in children’s health, women’s rights and educational opportunities. Human ethics and management must be at the centre of the building process of a sustainable world without poverty.  

This event was broadcasted on CGTN, CCTV News, People’s Daily, Xinhua and Xinwenlianbo.