Global partnership launched in Beijing to fight poverty, promote development
The Global Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Development (GPPAD) was officially established on Wednesday at the ongoing 2026 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum in Beijing, according to an announcement made at the event.
Jointly initiated by China, 53 other countries, and nine international organizations, the GPPAD marks a milestone in global poverty-reduction efforts, the announcement said.
While encouraging members to pursue poverty-reduction and development strategies tailored to their own conditions, the GPPAD will promote the exchange of experiences in poverty reduction and governance, and jointly explore pathways to eradicate poverty at its roots, according to the announcement.
The partnership welcomes the participation of governments, international organizations, the private sector, academia, and media institutions to jointly foster a fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory, and sustainable development environment, the announcement added.
Speaking at the forum on the same day, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong stated that China will actively support the GPPAD in strengthening policy dialogue, technical demonstrations, and talent training, thereby helping developing countries build stronger poverty-reduction capacities.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
