UNITED NATIONS IN CHINA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 FOREWORD TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Background 01 2. UN Presence in China 03 3. Response to COVID-19 04 3.1 Pillar 1 – Health First: Protecting Health Services and Systems during the Crisis 05 3.2 Pillar 2 – Protecting People: Social Protection and Basic Services 08 3.3 Pillar 3 – Economic Response and Recovery: Protecting Jobs, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and Vulnerable Workers in the Informal Economy 10 3.4 Pillar 4 – Macroeconomic Response and Multilateral Collaboration 12 UN Resident Coordinator in China Siddharth Chatterjee presenting credentials to Chinese President Xi Jinping 3.5 Pillar 5 – Social Cohesion and Community Resilience 13 I am pleased to present the 2020 Annual Report of the United Nations The 75th anniversary of the UN occurred during a time of unprecedented (UN) in China. This report highlights the UN system’s collective contribu- global health crisis, which has undermined the hard-won progress and tions to poverty reduction, equitable development, improved environ- achievements on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and 4. Progress in Impl ementing the UNDAF 14 mental measures, and enhanced global engagement efforts during the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are not just a lofty 4.1 UNDAF Priority Area 1: Poverty Reduction and Equitable Development 15 last implementation year of the UN Development Assistance Framework ambition. Their fulfilment is essential to the recovery, flourishing—and, 2016-2020 for China. Despite stresses placed by the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately, the survival—of all humanity. As I start my new role as the UN 4.1.1 Rural Development 15 and its severe economic and social impacts in 2020, China has carried on Resident Coordinator in China in 2021, there are less than ten years left for 4.1.2 Employment 20 to enact significant achievements. the world to keep its promise of meeting the SDGs. Such a task will require 4.1.3 Social and Public Services 21 committed political leadership, sound public policy, and strong partnerships. I congratulate the Government of China for its successful efforts in the Here, China can play a vital role and has the resources and experiences to 4.2 UNDAF Priority Area 2: Improved and Sustainable Development 27 fight against extreme poverty, having lifted 98.99 million rural residents contribute mightily to the achievement of the SDGs. 4.2.1 Enhancement of China’s Environmental Governance 29 out of poverty over the past eight years, a remarkable achievement. The UN has supported China in its poverty alleviation efforts over the last In 2021, we now embark on the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation 4.2.2 Strengthening of Climate Change Resilience/Adaption and Clean Air Action 30 four decades while also highlighting the persistent development Framework 2021-2025 for China, in alignment with the 14th Five-Year Plan. In 4.2.3 Shift to a Circular Economy and Sustainable Urban Planning 31 challenges and gaps that remain across urban-rural, inter-regional and this new cycle of cooperation, we will also flip the orthodoxy and unlock new 4.2.4 Protection of Biodiversity and Natural Habitats 33 other demographic divides in China. The UN in China stands ready to forms of finance as we forge partnerships with stakeholders from the private offer our full support for the next phase of the country’s high-quality sector and foundations, harness frontier technologies and address develop- 4.3 UNDAF Priority Area 3: Enhanced Global Engagement 34 development agenda, assisting in rural revitalization and addressing ment challenges within the South-South Cooperation framework, with a 4.3.1 International Development Cooperation 35 relative and multi-dimensional poverty with a view to leave no one particular focus on the African continent. Leveraging China’s resources, behind. experiences and expertise, and boosting their capacity, to support the 4.3.2 International Exchange and Learning Events 39 achievement of the SDGs for everyone, everywhere, will ensure the UN in 4.4 Cross-cutting Areas 40 I also wish to commend China for the leadership and commitment China lives up to the Secretary-General’s vision, to be fit for purpose and 4.4.1 Gender Equality 40 displayed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through its’ implemen- deliver as one. tation of a robust public health response to stop the spread and save lives 4.4.2 Disability Inclusion 41 and livelihoods. China is going beyond domestic solutions to help other Finally I would like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to the 4.4.3 Leaving No One Behind 42 countries, notably by joining the COVAX initiative, and its offer to provide former RC for China, Mr. Nicholas Rosellini as well as the RC a.i Dr Babatunde vaccines to all UN peacekeepers. Since the outbreak, the UN in China has Ahonsi and Ms Amakobe Sande for their stewardship of the UN Country 4.4.4 Other Areas: Data, SDG Financing and Promotion 44 stood in solidarity with China to fight the pandemic and will continue to Team through the turbulent year of 2020. The results achieved by the UNCT assist in sharing China’s public health experience with other countries. is a reflection of their astute leadership. 5. Collective Communication and Advocacy 45

United Nations in China 6. Lessons learned and Way Forward 48

Annex 1. List of UN Entities in China 50 Annex 2. List of International Development Cooperation Projects 51 Annex 3. Results of Disability inclusion Scorecard Assessment 56 Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee List of Abbreviations 57 Resident Coordinator China has not only put great efforts in promoting developing countries to implement the 2030 the use of clean and low-carbon energy domesti- Agenda for Sustainable Development. China has cally but has also been an active participant in also developed a strategy in international health 1. BACKGROUND global energy governance to explore a path of cooperation to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, includ- worldwide sustainable energy alongside other ing making Chinese vaccines a global public countries. In 2020, the Government adopted an good. energy strategy in the new era featuring Four Reforms and One Cooperation, including 1) One These national development agendas, including reform to improve the energy consumption COVID-19 response, poverty reduction, economic 2020 was an extremely challenging year for China line of an individual’s cost of living per year of CNY structure by containing unnecessary consump- and social sector reform, green recovery and and the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed 2,300 (at 2010 constant prices). This also implies tion; 2) One reform to build a more diversified ecological restoration, and international develop- a great threat to the lives, health, safety and China has taken a big step forward in achieving its energy supply structure; 3) One reform to ment cooperation strategy are aligned with the wellbeing of people. It has disrupted global efforts first 100 years’ goal as a Xiaokang Society, general- improve energy technologies to upgrade the three priority areas of the United Nations Devel- to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Devel- ly translated as a moderately prosperous society. industry; 4) One reform to optimize the energy opment Assistance Framework (UNDAF) opment and threatened to reverse years of This achievement is a major contribution to the system for faster growth of the energy sector, 2016-2020 for China: 1) Poverty Reduction and progress on the attainment of the Sustainable global effort to achieve SDG 1, especially target and 5) Comprehensive cooperation with other Equitable Development, 2) Improved and Sustain- Development Goals (SDGs). 1.1, the elimination of extreme monetary poverty. countries to realize energy security in an open able Environment, and 3) Enhanced Global Building on this extraordinary achievement and 4 Ministry of Ecology and Environment, environment.4 China has also taken actions to Engagement. Energy in China’s New Era, December The year 2020 was critically important for China. It past experience, China needs to redefine its pover- strengthen the coordination between climate 2020, available at http://english.www. was the last year for the implementation of the ty reduction and development strategy for 2021 gov.cn/archive/whitepaper/202012/21 action and ecological conservation. For example, 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for Economic and Social onward, moving from elimination of absolute /content_WS5fe0572bc6d0f725769423 the Government released the Guiding Opinions Development and the foundation year for the poverty to alleviation of relative poverty, from a cb.html on Integrating and Strengthening Efforts in preparation of the 14th FYP. Therefore, the focus on income increase to multidimensional Climate Action and Ecological and Environmental Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference solutions, and from targeting of rural areas to Protection, aiming to promote the modernization and the National People’s Congress of 2020, often covering of both rural and urban areas. of the environmental governance system and dubbed as “Two Sessions”, were extremely signifi- capabilities and make new headways in ecological cant in the juncture of two FYPs and amid the The extreme poverty eradication cannot be civilization to build a beautiful China and a beauti- COVID-19 crisis. Response to COVID-19 and achieved without sound economic development. 5 Ministry of Ecology and Environment, ful world. 5 Guiding Opinions on Integrating and accelerating the post-pandemic recovery thus In 2020, China’s economy grew by 2.3 percent, Strengthening Efforts in Climate became a predominant topic during the “Two which was the only major economy with a positive Action and Ecological and Environ Globally, China plays an increasingly significant Sessions” of 2020. More proactive fiscal policies, economic growth. Following a sharp decline by 6.8 mental Protection, January 2021, role in international development and coopera- available at http://www.mee.gov.cn/ including fiscal stimulus, optimized fiscal alloca- percent in the first quarter of 2020, China’s econo- tion. On 10 January 2021, to coincide with China xxgk2018/xxgk/xxgk03/202101/t202 tion taxes and fee cuts, and subsidies for my gradually normalized and grew by 3.2 percent, 10113_817221.html. celebrating seven decades of foreign aid that businesses, as well as social protection and other 4.9 percent, and 6.5 percent respectively in the began in the 1950s, the State Council Information 1 “Six Guarantees” include the people’s public service programmes were set up as key second, third and fourth quarter. employment, the people’s livelihoods, Office of China issued the third White Paper on its measures to address the economic and social market entities, supply chain stability, foreign aid titled China's International Develop- impacts of COVID-19. “Six Guarantees” 1 , especially To pursue long-term sustainable development, basic operation of the government and ment Cooperation in the New Era. The paper food and energy security. the first three, i.e., employment, livelihoods, and China also worked towards turning the swift summarizes China’s recent engagement in functioning of market entities, were underlined in recovery to a green one, in line with its consistent development assistance and introduces China’s the government agenda of 2020; of which, efforts in prioritizing the protection of the environ- strategy in the new era. It provides a comprehen- employment increase along with new job creation ment. According to UNEP, a green pandemic 2 The Code consists of 1,260 articles sive overview of China’s foreign aid experience was defined as a primary goal. China’s first-ever recovery can cut up to 25 percent off predicted organized in seven chapters, including and guiding principles combined with a general provisions, property rights, 2 3 6 6 Civil Code was passed , which came into force on 2030 emissions. In the UN General Assembly of contract rights, personality rights, In the paper, “international development forward-looking perspective. The paper broadens 1st January 2021 and covers almost every aspect September 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping marriage and family, inheritance and cooperation” refers to China’s bilateral and the concept of foreign aid to include China’s multilateral efforts, within the framework of people’s social life in China. Amid the COVID-19 announced that “China would scale up its Nation- tort liability. It is often referred to as an multiple South-South Cooperation (SSC) engage- “encyclopedia of social life”. of South-South cooperation, to promote crisis, the goal of eliminating extreme poverty was ally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and adopt economic and social development through ments with bilateral and multilateral actors and still emphasized as a top priority of the Govern- more vigorous policies and measures” and foreign aid, humanitarian assistance, and reflects on the linkages of China’s overseas other means. ment’s work in 2020. pledged to “have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 development priorities, as well as the develop- 3 UNEP, Emissions Gap Report 2020. and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060”. This ment priorities of partners. South-South and In 2020, China eradicated extreme poverty by has the potential to translate into a significant Triangular Cooperation (SSTC), and the Belt and lifting the remaining 5.51 million rural poor out of shift in cleaner energy policy and drive the green Road Initiative (BRI) remain major mechanisms poverty, as defined by the current rural poverty recovery of China. supporting China’s goal of helping other

1 2 FIGURE 1 TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC EXPENDITURE OF THE UN IN CHINA IN 2018, 2019 AND 2020 2. UN 200 195.66 150 USD MILLIONS 150.24 100 USD MILLIONS 136.79 PRESENCE USD MILLIONS 50 2018 2019 2020 0 IN CHINA FIGURE 2 PROGRAMMATIC EXPENDITURE OF THE UN ENTITIES IN CHINA IN 2018, 2019 AND 2020 (USD MILLIONS)

2018 2019 2020 There are currently 29 UN entities having presence in China

65.60 (see Annex 1). In 2020, the UN in China reported a total of USD UNDP 35.00 37.45 28.53 136.79 million in programmatic expenditures, representing a UNICEF 25.31 30.48 49.90 decreasing year on year since 2018 (see Figure 1). This is in line IFAD 34.50 22.01 29.60 with UN’s role in China shifting from a traditional donor to a UNIDO 25.79 19.86 partner providing policy advice and technical expertise. When 7.41 Health care workers at the forefront treating and caring for patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan/WHO WHO 9.93 6.03 the first UN office opened in the country in 1979, an important 1.42 WFP 4.26 5.35 focus for the UN was to provide assistance for basic needs and 2.00 UNEP 2.08 3.72 support the Government’s efforts to build the foundation for 1.98 UNFPA 2.46 further growth and development. In the 1990s, the UN started 0.67 UN Women 1.30 2.45 to help with China’s industrialization process and improve 0.19 IOM 1.76 health and education among the population. By the 2000s, the 1.20 ILO 1.16 1.61 UN’s support shifted towards capacity building and enhancing 3. RESPONSE TO 7.90 FAO 5.00 1.48 the equity and quality of development, bringing the perspec- 0.90 UNHCR 0.89 tive of social and environment sustainability. Today, the UN is 1.10 UNHABITAT 1.53 0.73 no longer a donor providing development assistance for basic 0.91 UNESCO 0.29 needs, but a development partner that can provide advanced COVID-19 0.33 UNAIDS 0.41 policy advice and share international experience. The UN’s 0.22 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 current focus is to support China’s efforts to implement the UNDAF 2016-2020 and achieve the 17 SDGs both domestically and globally. FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4 UN'S PROGRAMMATIC UN’S PROGRAMMATIC Same as previous years, UNDP is still the organization with the EXPENDITURE IN CHINA IN EXPENDITURE IN CHINA IN 2020 BY UNDAF PRIORITY AREAS 2020 BY SOURCE OF FUNDING largest programmatic expenditure (USD 37.45 million), then followed by UNICEF (USD 30.48 million), IFAD (USD 22.01 The COVID-19 pandemic has generated to the health crisis, care for vulnerable 2% million) and UNIDO (USD 19.86 million) (see Figure 2). In terms tremendous socioeconomic impacts and populations, partnership with employers to 6% 10% of programmatic expenditures by UNDAF Priority Area, Priority posed serious threats to the lives and ensure safe workplaces, monitoring of Areas 1 and 2 accounted for the majority of total expenditures wellbeing of people in China, especially agricultural and environmental impacts of 49% 32% 58% 43% (49 percent and 43 percent respectively), while Priority Area 3 the vulnerable groups. Since the outbreak the pandemic, as well as support to China to made up only 2 percent of the total expenditure (see Figure 3). of COVID-19, the UN system in China, build back better with sustainability and

Figure 4 shows that 32 percent of the UN’s funding came from 7 Mostly the programmatic expenditure of standing firmly with WHO, has been resilience. A variety of interventions have UN entities’ own resources, 7 10 percent was funded by the IFAD is provided to the GoC in the form of working together with the Government been conducted following the UN Socio-Eco- Poverty Reduction and Equitable Development UN Agency Resources Government of China (GoC); while the majority came from loans, which then actually becomes the and people of China to respond to impacts nomic Response Framework. Below is a Improved and Sustainable Environment Government of China Government’s fund. Therefore, to better Enhanced Global Engagement Other (private sector, trust funds, other sources, including trust funds, private sectors, founda- reflect the funding sources, Figure 4 does of the pandemic. The UN’s work involved selective summary of some progress and foundations, other organizations, etc.) Other tions and other organizations and governments. not include IFAD’s expenditure. immediate assistance and direct response results achieved through UN’s work in China.

4 response, engaging 60 trainees. In addition, FAO organized a technical consultation workshop and 3.1 PILLAR 1 an awareness-raising campaign to increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises and to reinforce the capacities of national authorities and Health First: Protecting Health Services and Systems during the Crisis stakeholders for emergency preparedness. The awareness raising campaign introduced practical From the earliest days of the outbreak, the UN provided immediate support to China in responding to the health knowledge and skills on COVID-19 response to 400 crisis. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essential equipment were donated during the peak of the farmers and veterinarians and increased their outbreak when China was in short of supply. Other interventions such as health service delivery, policy advocacy crisis awareness and response capacity in the and research, training and knowledge sharing, and international cooperation and assistance were conducted to context of reduced production and income losses. protect health services and systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ILO rolled out online training programme “Health- WISE” on protection from COVID-19 related risks to 594 healthcare workers across 128 hospitals in More than USD 6.1 million worth of critical, life-saving PPE types of medical supplies for 72 country Hubei Province. and medical equipment such as masks, gloves, medical offices and UN Country Teams (UNCTs) protective clothing and ventilators were donated by the with a total value of over USD 50 million. To ensure HIV service delivery to people living with UN to the Government, health facilities, healthcare UNDP China also mobilized over USD two HIV (PLHIV) and key populations during COVID-19 workers and people in Hubei Province and other affected million in-kind contributions of PPE from outbreak in China, UNAIDS mobilized support to areas of China (see Figure 5). At a later stage when the the private sector to five other Asia Pacific maintain essential health services and systems by situation in China stabilized, a total of USD 501 million countries. donating 10,000 PPE, supporting communi- Donated adult diapers arrived in Huanggang, Hubei Province/UNFPA worth of equipment, including masks, gloves, infusion ty-based organizations (CBOs) in Wuhan to pumps, ventilators, cardiac monitors, oxygen concentra- dispense HIV drugs for 2,000 PLHIV, and assisting tors, testing kits, protective suits, etc., were ordered or Technical support, trainings, campaigns, and in providing 6,500 times of socio-psychological procured from China to support other countries through knowledge sharing sessions focused on health and hotline counselling services to PLHIV, key popula- some of the UN organizations in China, including UNICEF, safety were provided and organized during the tions and general population. Joint efforts from UNDP, WFP, UNFPA, IOM and UN Habitat. UNICEF pandemic period to support different vulnerable UNAIDS and community networks allowed more contributed the largest amount with a total value of more groups affected by COVID-19 throughout China. In than 30 Chinese PLHIV stranded in 18 countries to than USD 448 million. UNDP’s procurement covered 47 addition, the UNCT in China was also heavily receive antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for free. A involved in providing technical exchanges and number of foreigners living with HIV also received experience sharing to other regions and countries, emergency ARV refills in China. such as through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility and South-South platform. UNEP developed a series of COVID-19 waste FIGURE 5 management factsheets to support China in TOTAL VALUE (USD) OF PPE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WHO coordinated technical and policy support to strengthening the waste management emergency DONATED TO CHINA BY THE UN ORGANIZATIONS A shipment of respiratory masks and protective the GoC during the initial phase of COVID-19 virus system and addressing immediate challenges of suits for health workers landed in Shanghai/UNICEF identification and during national response increased waste from the medical emergency. UNAIDS 28,169 throughout 2020. On policy advocacy, WHO UN HABITAT 32,140 provided policy inputs on reforms towards a more UNIDO donated the mobile high-temperature IOM 45,509 robust and resilient public health system to China’s steam medical waste emergency treatment equip- FAO 97,813 State Council, on provision of high-quality health ment to Wuhan, which helped process 21 tons of UNFPA 233,634 services and care to vulnerable groups, and on epidemic medical waste in 230 batches from UNDP 394,031 essential health services during COVID-19 through March to April 2020. It also provided training and WFP 500,000 sharing of global guidance and facilitating partici- training materials to medical waste workers. pation of regional and global discussions. UNIDO 875,517 provided hygiene and sanitation items, UNICEF 3,921,687 UNFPA Under the “One Health” approach, FAO hosted two including 262,200 sanitary napkins and 262,200 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 modules of China Field Epidemiology Training adult diapers distributed to three prefectures/ci- Course for Veterinarians, a 10-year platform which ties in Hubei Province, which benefited 45,891 supports the enhancement of epidemiology skills people. With UNFPA support, the National Health for government workforces on emergency Commission (NHC) shared China’s experiences on

5 6 management of maternal care during the On global engagement, WHO provided extensive COVID-19 pandemic with other countries through technical support and information related to webinars. Public communication on sexual and COVID-19 identification and response in China reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and through the WHO network to support Global gender-based violence (GBV) was conducted Emergency Committee meetings, a joint mission together with National Centre for Women and to China, multi-region experience sharing and Children Health of China Centre for Disease Global Study on Virus Origins. Besides, WHO Control and Prevention (CDC) and Xinhua News facilitated, coordinated and advocated for China’s during the pandemic. support to COVID-19 global response such as joining COVAX, vaccine development and applica- UNICEF provided PPE to more than 90,000 health tion to WHO Emergency Use Listing/Prequalifica- facilities’ staff and community health workers. tion Programme evaluation process. In addition, Approximately 134,000 people were reached with WHO advocated the provision of essential PPE and critical water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) medical supplies and coordinated the logistical Donation of the disposable mask to UN-Habitat HQs and Slums/UN-Habitat supplies and services. Health workers’ capacity hub with WFP and other agencies concerned. were strengthened through UNICEF-supported online training modules related to the detection, WFP set up a temporary logistics hub in collabora- African countries, including the Democratic bacteriostatic terminal equipment to Wuhan referral and management of suspected and tion with the GoC, which processed over 80 Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Cameroon, partner. It also provided surgical masks to confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as infection percent of the UN Humanitarian Response Depot Ghana, Liberia and Senegal. UN-Habitat Headquarter and informal settle- control and prevention, with a total of 637,850 load in 2020. The establishment of a long-term UN ments and slums in Kenya where UN-Habitat views. Humanitarian Response Depot in China is under UN-Habitat provided surgical masks and N95 implemented programmes. planning. masks to Guangzhou partners and an AI intelligent

UNAIDS global network was mobilized to secure the continuation of free HIV treatment for PLHIV stranded in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America. Moreover, UNAIDS global platforms were leveraged to share the experience of COVID-19 responses in Wuhan and China to African countries and members of the 28 countries in HIV Global Prevention Coalition.

UNDP worked with China International Develop- 3.2 PILLAR 2 ment Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) to strengthen preparedness and response capacity of other countries. USD seven million was mobilized to Protecting People: Social Protection and Basic Services enhance the capacities of healthcare waste The UNCT provided social protection and basic services to the people in China through various outreach management systems in Cambodia, Laos, Myan- programmes, cash assistance and distribution of learning materials and resource packages. It also advocated for mar and Philippines. vulnerable groups and key populations through awareness-raising activities, consultation meetings and policy dialogues. UNIDO started an emergency response assistance project to support Iran in response to COVID-19 by providing medical waste treatment equipment and relevant training, based on the country’s priority needs. The project helped to ensure safe ILO, UNDP and UNICEF organized a policy social protection policy reform and its sustainable and environmentally sound management of dialogue on social protection with participation financing in the context of economic recovery. disposal of medical waste in hospitals in Iran and from Chinese government officials and academia The policy dialogue contributed to sharing prevent the spread of COVID-19. to take stock of social protection responses to lessons and learning from different country COVID-19 in China, analyze emerging social risks experiences to support the post COVID-19 recov- UNICEF mobilized USD six million from the resulting from the pandemic, assess the gaps in ery and the establishment of a more robust and A Chinese person living with HIV stranded South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund (SSCAF) social protection coverage, and engage in a inclusive social protection system. in Poland received medicines/UNAIDS to support COVID-19 response and recovery in six forward-looking discussion on more inclusive

7 8 Online Platform, and Braille posters were marked Wuhan” and disseminated the prevention knowledge for delivery to 400 special education schools. Key to the public. messages were also translated into ethnic minori- ty languages, such as Yi and Tibetan, to ensure WFP organized various forms of health and nutrition that ethnic minority children received COVID-19 messaging sessions and awareness raising campaigns prevention information. with the aim to enhance children’s nutrition to better resist against virus in the context of COVID-19, reach- UN-Habitat, together with its partner, developed ing 4,357 caregivers and schoolteachers. an elevator public video for preventing and fighting against COVID-19 pandemic, which was WHO facilitated the sharing of experiences between played in 200,000 elevators of 80 cities of China, China NHC and international community on the 60 million times per day, and delivered the emergent mental health service during and after confidence of fighting against the pandemic. COVID-19, and used strategic communications to Besides, the organization launched the elevator advise coping strategies for people experiencing video message of “Stay strong China, Stay Strong anxiety due to COVID-19.

A special dialogue on online education in the COVID-19 response and beyond/UNESCO ©Tsinghua University 3.3 PILLAR 3 UNESCO organized two inter-sectoral online the marginalized return to the classroom and meetings to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on support continuous children’s learning while China’s basic education systems, Technical and protecting their wellbeing and safety. Economic Response and Recovery: Protecting Jobs, Small and Medium- Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and sized Enterprises, and Vulnerable Workers in the Informal Economy higher education and supported the establish- UNHCR topped up its quarterly cash assistance ment of a coordination mechanism, which with one-off cash assistance to 250 refugees in The UN organizations in China conducted various assessments and studies on the economic and social impacts strengthened the education sector’s response to China to help them cope with the impact of of COVID-19, developed solutions based on study results, and provided training, capacity building and technical COVID-19, with a focus on improving schools’ COVID-19. Throughout the year, the agency assistance to support China’s economic response and recovery. safety environment and preparedness for crisis provided information and counselling to refugees and emergency response, and China’s education and asylum-seekers on the pandemic to help system's resilience for the future. Besides, manage personal and community risks. Advocacy UNESCO organized an online Global Dialogue of was conducted to emphasize the need to include ILO conducted three pieces of research studies introducing new modules on COVID-19 preven- Higher Education in Response to COVID-19, as the refugees in the national response to the pandem- on implications of digital labour platforms for the tion and mitigation, reaching 400 small and first online discussion of higher education institu- ic, including access to testing, treatment and world of work, which defined employment medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The SCORE tion to look at education sector’s preparedness vaccination. challenges facing platform workers and present- project trained 10 Amazon’s suppliers on how to facing COVID-19 through distance education. ed policy recommendations on regulations and conduct effective Enterprise Improvement Team Through the special dialogue, university UNICEF worked closely with government counter- extending social protection to platform workers. Meetings to help the companies cope with the presidents and education experts from 15 parts to organize and present information, collect Besides, ILO produced and disseminated a impact of the pandemic. countries recognized the extraordinary challeng- feedback, as well as monitor and assess the number of practical and easy-to-use tools to es presented by the pandemic and explored resulting changes at the community level when guide enterprises and workers on prevention and ILO and UN Women jointly carried out a study on solutions to ensure the continuity of inclusive, implementing risk communication and communi- mitigation of COVID-19 at the workplace, safe care economy and COVID-19 impact on domestic equitable and quality education. ty engagement activities. Key messages on return to work, and resumption of normal workers. The study focused on analyzing the COVID-19 were disseminated via social media business activities. The tools were advocated in current situation and value of unpaid care work A series of Handbooks on Education Urgent through the Safe School Campaign, receiving 130 the National Week of Prevention and Control of and fragility of domestic workers in the COVID-19 Response to COVID-19 was developed by UNESCO million views. 42 million children, parents, and Occupational Diseases by the All-China Federa- crisis and formulating recommendations for with support from UNICEF and WHO. Moreover, caregivers were provided with mental health and tion of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and other partners. solutions to revitalize the care economy. UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP and World Bank jointly psychosocial support. To ensure inclusive Through its Sustaining Competitive and Responsi- issued a Framework for Reopening Schools to messaging, videos with sign language interpret- ble Enterprises (SCORE) Project, ILO also collabo- UN Women first mobilized the private sector to help governments reopen schools safely, ensure ers were uploaded to the National Education rated with Ministry of Emergency Management in sign and implement the women’s empowerment

9 10 122 local smallholder farmers, enhancing their UNEP shared inputs and suggestions to the income-generating capacity during the COVID-19 recommendations initiated by China Council for crisis. When many of the migrant workers were International Cooperation on Environment and restricted to their hometown and could not get Development in supporting the development of back to normal business, the projects, associated China's 14th FYP, focusing on high-quality and food companies and farmer cooperatives helped low-carbon pathway, green transition and sustain- provide 11 job opportunities to local farmers. On able consumption and production. The recom- average, farmers increased their income through mendations were submitted to the highest central the school meal projects from CNY 3,000 to 5,000 policy-making board of China. during the year.

A Yunnan embroidery craftsman demonstrating how to use digital functions on a mobile phone/UNDP 3.4 principles (WEPs) and tailored their pandemic training in three least developed counties and PILLAR 4 response in line with the principles. Through the regions in China to bridge the digital divide, Mulan Initiative, key message on how to have leverage digital platforms and assist MSMEs to gender sensitive response to COVID-19 was use proper tools to digitalize their businesses in Macroeconomic Response and Multilateral Collaboration disseminated to 20,000 entrepreneurs. Besides, partnership with social enterprises. In addition, The UN’s support to China’s macroeconomic response adopted various modalities, including assessments, together with All China Women’s Federation UNDP implemented a household-focused policy dialogues and other capacity building activities. (ACWF), UN Women organized a high level virtual programme to bolster poverty reduction efforts ministerial dialogue on “Ensuring Progress in designated poverty counties to increase Towards SDG 5 Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic – readiness to prevent the second wave of the from Response to Recovery: Experience from pandemic, strengthen livelihoods and employ- China and Global Partners” to share how ment generation, and support local governments UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF, with RCO’s coordina- the Ministry of Human Resources and Social countries addressed gender-related issues during to build back better. The programme envisaged tion and the support from IFAD, UN Women and Security (MOHRSS), ACFTU and China Enterprise the pandemic and through recovery support to rural clinics and schools and the imple- other organizations, undertook a joint socioeco- Confederation (CEC) to collect more programmes. The roundtable meeting brought mentation of the government’s stimulus policies. nomic impact assessment of COVID-19 pandemic evidence-based recommendations for the formu- more than 85 government partners from 10 The e-commerce literacy component was embed- in poverty areas through household survey. The lation of new policy measures to respond to the countries. The dialogue stressed the importance ded to effectively accelerate pandemic recovery. assessments provided information and challenges generated by COVID-19, changing of gender perspective in the COVID-19 response evidence-base for UN’s programming, policy world of work, new forms of work and labour and recovery with concrete policy and program- WFP provided agricultural inputs including dialogue and advocacy in China. FAO also platforms. 150 participants from government, matic actions that must be considered in all seedlings, pesticides and fertilizers to 1,000 conducted an assessment of COVID-19 impacts on workers’ and employers’ organizations, enterpris- national and local COVID-19 control and mitiga- smallholder farmers in Anhui and Gansu to market value chains and smallholder livelihoods in es and academia attended the discussions. tion measures. resume production and recover from COVID-19. selected provinces and counties through house- Besides, ILO shared and discussed measures to Its preschool nutrition improvement projects in hold surveys. balance monetary, fiscal, trade and employment UNDP conducted a COVID-19 impact assessment Guangxi and Hunan, through linking school meal policies with national partners. With ILO technical on SMEs and privately-owned enterprises, cover- provision with local smallholder farmer support, ILO organized webinars on “Impact of COVID-19 support, ILO Constituents and other stakeholders ing 78,000 entities. On digital gaps and needs of injected investment into targeted smallholder on Employment and Future of Work” and “Oppor- took actions to develop employment-first strategy the local micro, small and medium enterprises farmers. As a result, up to 27.5 percent of the tunities and Challenges of Labour Platforms”, and strengthen the linkage between macroeco- (MSMEs), UNDP customized and conducted procurement for school meals were sourced from which enabled ILO tripartite such as nomics and employment priorities.

11 12 3.5 PILLAR 5 4. PROGRESS IN Social Cohesion and Community Resilience Efforts focused on social cohesion and community resilience were demonstrated through the UN’s efforts in conducting surveys and assessments, organizing policy dialogues and developing training and advocacy mate- IMPLEMENTING rials and guides. THE UNDAF

CSAM, FAO, IFAD, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNAIDS conducted a series of surveys on UNICEF, UN Women and WFP held a policy COVID-19 outbreak response in China, with one dialogue on “China’s Experience in Strengthening used as a blueprint for UNAIDS’ work internation- Food Systems amid the Response to COVID-19”, ally. A quick healthcare needs assessment among engaging government officials at central and local PLHIV and an in-depth survey on the risk of ARV levels, academia, woman farmers’ representatives therapy disruption were conducted nationally. An and others. The dialogue identified recommenda- additional survey on 717 community-based tions on how to restore robust and resilient food organizations (CBOs) was conducted to under- systems, ensure food security for the most vulner- stand the status of CBO services during and after able and protect ecosystems and food systems, the COVID-19 pandemic. Socio-economic survey which can serve as the stepping stone for the work was also conducted to understand the impact of of the UN in China towards the Global Food COVID-19 towards PLHIV and key populations. All Systems Summit in 2021. of these survey results were used for UNAIDS’ programming in China. ILO, CEC and All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) jointly developed a Training UN-Habitat, in collaboration with its partners in Manual on Collective Negotiation for Employers to Wuhan, developed and launched the Wuhan enhance employers’ understanding of collective Guidance Papers - Emerging Experiences on bargaining’s role in enterprise sustainable Responding to COVID-19 in Chinese Cities and IN THE LAST IMPLEMENTING YEAR OF UNDAF development. The training manual was applied by Townships, which provided evidence-based 2016-2020, THE UN IN CHINA CONTINUED CEC and ACFIC in their training programmes. ILO strategies that could be replicated in other WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PEOPLE AND tools and advocacy materials responding to countries. These papers are the latest result of the COVID-19 were also applied by Chinese enterpris- close and longstanding collaboration between GOVERNMENT OF CHINA TO ACHIEVE es, in particular SMEs and the mining industry. UN-Habitat and Wuhan. Moreover, ILO and the ACFTU developed Training Manual on Collective Negotiation for Workers and trade unions for enhancing workers’ skills and participation in collective bargaining. The Training Manual has been applied by provincial trade 1) unions. POVERTY 2) 3) REDUCTION IMPROVED AND ENHANCED AND EQUITABLE SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT ENGAGEMENT

13 4.1 UNDAF PRIORITY AREA 1 “Skilled Embroidery Lady”

Poverty Reduction and Equitable Development Joins the COVID-19 Fight The successful implementation of China’s targeted poverty alleviation programme has lifted 98.99 million rural poor population and all 832 poverty-stricken counties out of poverty since 8 Many Yi women in Qujing, a city of Yunnan with use of digital platforms for marketing and sales. the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012. Many of the poor were National Bureau of Statistics, Statistical Communique of the many ethnic minority habitants, are inheritors of The products are now promoted in various online living in the most remote regions of the country, cut off by distance and arduous topography People's Republic of China on Yi embroidery, a traditional art with a history of marketplaces, including retail giant Alibaba’s from the benefits of the rapid economic growth. In 2020, the per capita disposable income of the 2020 National Economic over one thousand years. Yet, over the centuries, Tmall storefront, the popular Chinese e-com- rural residents in impoverished areas was CNY 12,588 with a real growth rate of 5.6 percent and Social Development, February 2021. several factors such as weak community organi- merce website JD, and social media sites such as over the previous year after deducting price factors. 8 Notwithstanding this extraordinary zation, the absence of necessary commercial Weibo. Members have even livestreamed their achievement, the development gaps, between and within urban and rural areas, between 9 In 2020, the GDP in the eastern operations, and the resulting dearth of opportu- embroidery workshops to attract more custom- coastal, central and western provinces and regions, and among different populations, areas was CNY 52,575.2 billion, an increase of 2.9 percent nities to develop marketing skills and financing ers. remain a big challenge for China, as indicated by a ratio of urban and rural disposable income compared with the previous opportunities had left many Yi women in a 9 10 per capita of 2.56, regional economic development gaps and a Gini coefficient of 0.465. year; the central areas, CNY persistent cycle of poverty. Disparities are not only in terms of economic outcomes but are also reflected on the inequali- 22,224.6 billion, up by 1.3 ties of access to and use of public and social services. percent; the western areas, CNY 21,329.2 billion, up by 3.3 In 2016, IFAD’s funded project entered and percent; and the northeastern helped transform traditional embroidery art into Acknowledging this challenge, the UN continued its support to China in poverty reduction areas, 5,112.5 billion yuan, up a new source of income and employment by through rural development and promotion of more equitable development by enhancing by 1.1 percent. providing Yi women groups with financing, equip- employment and entrepreneurial opportunities that comply with international labor stan- 10 National Bureau of Statistics, ment, and facilities, along with skills training. dards and improving public services and social systems, in particular targeting the vulnerable China Statistical Yearbook 2020. Under the project support, a number of women groups. Members of the Women Embroidery Farmers embroidery teams formed and collectively estab- Cooperative making masks/IFAD lished the Qujing Women Embroidery Farmers Cooperative. Since then, the cooperative has Moreover, the Cooperative also supported trained more than 2,800 “embroidery ladies”. community’s prevention of COVID-19 by provision of masks. "The cooperative originally 4.1.1 and branding services, and rural financial services for planned to buy a batch of masks to donate to the Rural Development agricultural industry development. FAO has also been community, but now it is difficult to buy masks supporting the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation online and in pharmacies. We then decided to call Contributing Organizations: FAO, IFAD, UNDP, UNESCO, to establish the Mengdingshan Training Institute for on the members to make masks for the commu- UNIDO, UN Women, WFP Cooperative Development in Sichuan, which is dedicat- nity," explains Ms. Wang Luhua, head of the ed to becoming a national training base to train cooperative and leader of the initiative. As a In line with China’s rural vitalization strategy, the UN high-quality agricultural personnel for emerging result, the embroidery ladies of the cooperative organizations have implemented a number of rural agricultural themes and serving as a platform for have joined together to contribute their efforts to development projects in the less developed provinces international exchange and collaborations. produce handmade masks in their sterilized of western and central China, resulting in improved workshop. The finished masks are disinfected A Yi woman demonstrates traditional Yi embroidery/IFAD income, capacity and cultural awareness of farmers IFAD’s rural development projects in Jiangxi, Qinghai, according to strict standards, then distributed to through financial support, capacity building, knowl- Shaanxi, Sichuan, Ningxia, Hunan and Yunnan have the frontline community workers for free. edge and information sharing, and awareness raising been piloting innovative approaches to tackle rural When the COVID-19 pandemic struck their activities. poverty, with a focus on rural youth and women community earlier this year, the cooperative, like Faced with the new realities of the pandemic, the entrepreneurship. By supporting inclusive value chain many others, found their normal way of life cooperative has made the crisis into a turning FAO continued implementing its “Development of SDG and rural business development through public-private completely changed. Their business was also point and found new ways to communicate and Villages” Project in 16 poverty-stricken villages of joint financed business plans and Public-Private-Produc- affected by the lockdown, but they didn’t let that develop a holistic digital supply chain to keep Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Hainan Provinces. Using an er Partnership model, promoting standardized opera- stop them. Even as the pandemic prevented them their business running. They have even found an “Internet + Agriculture + Finance” model, the project tion and governance of farmer cooperatives, and from gathering in person, they developed a solid opportunity to support those on the frontlines. provided comprehensive assistance to pilot villages, providing agribusiness services and infrastructure business continuity plan. With the normal The determination and innovative spirit displayed including Farmer Field Business Schools, e-commerce support, a total of 270,912 persons benefitted from the marketing channels being disrupted, the Women by these women belies more than just their platforms for agricultural products, packaging design project with increased capacity and incomes. Embroidery Farmers’ Cooperative made extensive prodigious skills.

15 16 Miao ICH bearers, resettled community communities and 230 primary school students members, small enterprise operators and on heritage values, environmental protection, vocational school teachers. and biodiversity safeguarding.

At Shilin of South China Karst World Heritage UNESCO fostered the capacity of 178 local site, UNESCO strengthened both the institution- Tibetan villagers on adopting sustainable al and community-based governance capacities beekeeping livelihood by providing trainings on of the Sani embroidery sector. It facilitated the beekeeping technology, cooperative gover- compilation and approval of the Local nance, and marketing. The local beekeeping Standards for Shilin Sani Embroidery Products, cooperative, with improved capacity, produced as well as the establishment of a local Sani over 100 kilograms of qualified honey and embroidery cooperative. UNESCO also actively generating nearly CNY 30,000 of gross revenue supported the development and promotion of in 2020. With UNESCO’s support, one coopera- cultural creativity and economy relating to tive successfully registered for trademark. traditional Sani embroidery, and the creation and promotion of local cultural brands. More UNIDO implemented a poverty reduction project than 3,000 practitioners of the embroidery in Quannan County of Jiangxi Province to improve industry and students of local primary and the industrial capacity of local farmer coopera- secondary schools raised their awareness on tives, relevant governmental institutions and lead Women Empowerment of Guanglin Agriculture Cooperative/UN Women © Qiu Bi this, of which 65% are women. agricultural enterprises. It helped Quannan County develop benchmarks for global best At Chishui of China Danxia World Heritage site, agricultural practices and built its capacity for IFAD and UN Women signed a tripartite Memo- vulnerable populations in poverty counties and UNESCO continued to enhance the capacity and food safety and quality supervision in meat, randum of Understanding with Hunan Provincial buttressed the impact of COVID-19. awareness of local communities on bamboo fishery, aquatic products, fruits and vegetables, Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs that weaving ICH as a means of sustainable source and other industries in Quannan. In combination provided a cooperation framework to promote UNESCO supported China’s efforts in poverty of livelihood. UNESCO developed a set of video with COVID-19 prevention and control, a series of gender equality and women’s empowerment alleviation and equitable development by courses on bamboo weaving, which sensitized hardware and technical measures were taken to (GEWE) by enhancing income generating oppor- creating synergies between World Heritage over 200 local community members. The improve local farmer’s market layout for better tunities for rural women and inclusiveness of the sustainable livelihood activities and the Ministry bamboo weaving cooperatives and small zoning and prevention of cross-infection. In benefit-sharing mechanisms under a joint local of Culture and Tourism’s nation-wide businesses fostered by UNESCO began to collaboration with the Ministry of Commer- support framework. This collaboration built upon programmes on intangible cultural heritage provide flexible employment to community ce(MOFCOM) and the National Medical Products previous successful experience working with UN (ICH). Through standard-setting, capacity farmers. Administration Institute of Executive Develop- Women in a recently completed project in building and public advocacy measures, vulnera- ment, UNIDO helped establish the Centre of Qinghai. ble and disadvantaged groups, particularly In Wulong District of Chongqing, UNESCO Excellence on Food and Drug Supervision in China, women and ethnic minorities in remoted areas, facilitated the development of a set of nature which provided systematical and harmonized UN Women’s flagship project in strengthening were empowered to adopt sustainable means of education curriculum and conducted 13 trial capacity building services to food inspectors and women farmers’ income security and resilience in livelihood and enjoy a deeper sense of shared sessions that increased awareness of local their trainers in China, in areas of competen- a changing climate has trained over 55,622 rural cultural identity. cy-based curriculum framework, qualification women in Qinghai and supported six women-led enhancement, human resource improvement and cooperatives and businesses since its launch in quality management system. 2018. Through the project, rural women increased their resilience to climate disasters. A UNIDO continued implementing a project in combination of planting and breeding allowed Chengbu County, an ethnic minority area of the cooperative to set up a fully organic and Hunan Province, that integrated new production zero-waste circular system, with animal feces technology and equipment into local dairy being used as fertilizer and agricultural products enterprises, helping enhance local industrial as feed. production and processing capacity in the dairy, Miao embroiderers visiting the China Embroidery Art Museum bamboo and handicraft sectors. With project in Suzhou/ UNESCO © Suzhou Art & Design Technology Institute UNDP continued conducting rural poverty reduc- support, local e-commerce operations capabilities tion projects in Gansu, Henan, Hunan, Hubei and At Songtao of Fanjingshan World Heritage site, were greatly improved. The survival rate of the Sichuan Provinces. These interventions enhanced UNESCO helped to promote Songtao Miao bamboo industry also increased significantly, Farmers working in the field in Chengbu County, Hunan Province/UNIDO skills, livelihoods, and household incomes of Embroidery and provided training to 15 women bringing great benefits to the local area.

17 18 4.1.2 Employment

Contributing Organizations: IFAD, ILO, UN Women

IFAD provided tailor-made off-farm livelihood trainings to the women, people of reduced mobility and surplus rural labors in Qinghai, which helped them to find jobs either in the local area or as migrant workers out of the province. It also supported a good number of start-ups of small business. By 2020, a total of 1,517 new employ- ments and self-employments were created as a result of the skill and entrepreneurial training. The agro-co- operatives supported by the project put women, youth and ethnic groups in priority for training and job oppor- tunities. In the past five years, 3,035 persons, of which 44% were women, received the training on income-generation and business management. There Virtual Seminar on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains /ILO had also been an increased number of women and poor obtaining the cooperative membership and working for the cooperative. To promote occupational safety and health (OSH), ILO ILO continued to support youth employment through has been supporting the ACFTU on the prevention of promotion of quality apprenticeship and entrepreneur- pneumoconiosis, which accounts for nearly 90% of ship. A webinar series to provide employment advice reported occupational diseases in China, mostly affect- and inspire entrepreneurship among college students ing rural migrant workers. A draft “Checkpoints on were delivered to over 1,000 young people, targeting Workplace Dust Hazards Prevention and Control” was Smallholder farmers in Gansu Province farmers harvesting zinc-enriched potatoes/ WFP © IFENG.com university graduates and employment promotion developed. Over 100 local trade union OSH officers trainers. ILO, MOHRSS and social partners jointly were trained on how to use these checkpoints. WFP continued to implement its kiwi value chain In Gansu Province, WFP supported 850 smallhold- promoted a more responsive apprenticeship system to development project in Anhui Province. It er farmers to plant zinc-enriched potatoes. By adapt to labour market changes and technological Promotion of international labor standards has always supported local community to finalize a sustain- providing agricultural inputs and on-site technical transformation. The Chinese versions of three ILO been a core part of ILO’s work in China. Through its able financing model based on joint contributions trainings and setting up demonstration plots, the Quality Apprenticeship tools and guides were complet- Responsible Supply Chains in Asia Programme, ILO, in through which all 150 targeted smallholder project increased farmers’ knowledge and skills ed and were put on trial in the pilots for research on collaboration with MOHRSS, organized a series of households (511 smallholder farmers) became on zinc-rich potato production. To reduce storage China New Apprenticeship Programme, covering 69 responsible labour practice training workshops. These shareholders of a pro-poor farmers’ cooperative. losses of zinc-rich potatoes, WFP also supported piloting units in four cities and one sector, with the workshops enhanced the capacity of 75 labour inspec- These households received an annual bonus project partners to construct demonstration participation of 282 people. tors and 121 enterprises in textile and electronics starting from 2020, in addition to other income potato storage facilities at the household level. sectors in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other sources including land transfer fee and remunera- Training on post-harvest storage was also provid- provinces in the application of international labour tion from working on the kiwi planting base. In ed to the 850 project farmers. In addition, WFP standards and national labour laws in global supply collaboration with local authorities, WFP strength- helped with the brand building and market chain. ILO also held responsible supply chain training ened local farmers capacity on value chain development of zinc-enriched potato through the for university students in enhancing the knowledge of development and cooperative governance, includ- development of marketing strategy, awareness international labour standards and corporate social ing 11 season-long field trainings which benefited raising on zinc deficiency and education, and responsibility (CSR) in global supply chain for future 353 farmers, of whom more than two thirds were training and promotion on balanced diet and business leaders. Together with the Ministry of Trans- women, and training to key management staff of nutrition. WFP also placed an emphasis on port (MoT), ILO conducted e-learning Training of the cooperative. Moreover, WFP supported the extending its partnership with research institutes, Trainers targeting Maritime Inspectors in the applica- establishment of a Women Representative academia, business sector and advocacy commu- tion of ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006). Committee in the local community with job skill nity, which helped the organization leverage The training enabled maritime inspectors of Asian training and legal advice. The project impact on resources, engage with the public and deliver countries to share information and good practices in poverty reduction was praised by high-level messages with new tools and wider impacts. the implementation of MLC 2006 as well as the recent government officials of China. amendments to the Convention.

19 20 UN Women’s Women Economic Empowerment Programme continued to empower women to partici- EDUCATION HEALTH, NUTRITION pate equally in employment and better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a dialogue that reached over 20,000 entrepreneurs, businesses were encouraged to SERVICE DELIVERY POLICY SUPPORT AND WASH put solidarity, empathy and care at the forefront of their engagement in COVID-19 response, promote & ADVOCACY workplace preventive measures, ensure the safety of Scaled up the play-based Incorporated the communi- POLICY SUPPORT & ADVOCACY all employees and practice zero-tolerance towards GBV early learning programme ty-based model on parenting at workplaces, etc. By December 2020, over 100 to improve the quality of support for early childhood Improved China’s data transparency on HIV Chinese companies had made commitment to gender early childhood education development (ECD) into SERVICE DELIVERY response equality by signing the WEPs. WEPs is being integrated and narrow the quality gap guidance to implement the Provided technical support on the development into the CSR guidance for two industries – textile and Integrated social and Guiding Opinions of the Gener- Strengthened HIV prevention among of elimination of mother to child transmission information and communication technology — by emotional Learning (SEL) al Office of the State Council on young people and reduced stigmatiza- (eMTCT) of HIV evaluation plan working with Textile Information Centre and China components into provincial Promoting the Development of tion and discrimination against PLHIV Prepared good practices and policy recommen- Electronics Standardization Association. teaching professional devel- Care Services for Infants and Strengthened integrated sexual and dations for improving the well-being of older opment programmes and Children Under Three Years of reproductive health (SRH) service persons utilizing technology UN Women launched two new projects this year. One teacher training systems Age delivery system in less developed rural Provided technical inputs to the expert consen- aimed at supporting women-owned SMEs in Hubei and Created over 70 community Contributed to the develop- areas sus statement on early essential newborn care Tianjin. Seven women-led SMEs set up new business learning centres in seven ment of the integrated health Provided comprehensive sexuality (EENC) to ensure standardization and scale-up of education (CSE) through live streaming in EENC services collaborations and increased their opportunities to provinces, providing education curriculum frame- rural counties Experiences and lessons learned from the access market and finance through an exhibition-style community members with work from pre-school to Improved 27 million citizens’ access to Maternal Child Health-Management Informa- sharing, which attracted more than 203,000 live broad- new opportunities for college-level reliable public health information tion System (MCH-MIS) pilot project adopted by casting audience and 15 media interviews. Through the lifelong learning and Advocated for the addition of Optimized the medical insurance the National Action Plan for Health Information project, UN Women made visible the differentiated enhancing their technical sexuality education during the and vocational skills amendment of the national management system and improved local and Management System development economic impacts on women-owned SMEs and the Minor’s Protection Law capacity for medical care service delivery Evidence-based advocacy for increased atten- need for a differentiated response. The other new through high-quality research and tion on adolescent mental health project is to address two interlinked issues that hinder recommendations Competed the Joint Review of China’s Ten-Year women’s economic empowerment: unpaid care and Health Reform. The report was submitted to the domestic work, and violence against women, through Provided three to five years old preschool State Council and used to inform the formula- awareness raising of the public and key stakeholders children with healthy and nutritious tion of the 14th FYP. and mobilizing companies to play an important role. SOCIAL school lunches Mobilized private sector resources to Provided advice on the newly issued Preschool PROTECTION support nutrition improvement of school Education Law to advocate for preschool nutri- children, including the donation of tion improvement and extended the national 430,000 cases of milk as complimentary nutrition programme to children of 3-5 years & SERVICES nutrition, benefiting around 2,000 Contributed to the development of the National 4.1.3 Social and Public Services children Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Core Improved schoolteachers’ and public Messages, the updated Chinese Dietary Guide- knowledge and awareness on nutrition lines for Children aged 0-5 months and 6-23 Contributing Organizations: ILO, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, Organized policy dialogues Opinions on Reforming and and health months and the National Action plan on Child- UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WFP, WHO to promote a more inclusive Improving the Social Assis- hood Obesity Control (2020-2030) social protection system and tance System and social assis- Delivered WASH supply and services to sustainable financing tance legislation 134,000 people Provided technical support to the development By investing in knowledge generation and sharing, Built evidence through joint Provided technical advice on Treated 40 billion liters of sewage of Assessment Guidelines on WASH in Health- providing technical support, advice and advocacy on studies to inform better the development of the early through watershed management, bene- Care Facilities, Child Environmental Health policy/law development and implementation, and decision making of the childhood care service supply fiting over 2.4 million rural residents in Indicators and Handwashing Guidelines in piloting of innovative technologies and practices, the Government in improving framework and basic public five impoverished counties Response to COVID-19 in School UN organizations worked to improve the accessibility, the social security benefits, service plan equitability and quality of public and social services for particular for non-standard Provided technical inputs in the people in China, in the areas of education, health, forms of employment drafting and consultations of nutrition, WASH, social protection, and community Provided technical support the revised Law on the Protec- services, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups. on the development of tion of Minors

21 22 4.1.3.1 Education improve the quality of early childhood education and narrow WHO provided technical support to the national response to impact of the pandemic on the mental health of adolescents the quality gap across the country. major infectious diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis and Tuber- and young people, providing evidence to urge the Govern- Contributing Organizations: UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, culosis (TB), including using the latest WHO policy recom- ment to take immediate action. Evidence on the changing UN Women, WHO mendations to update national guidelines: e.g. the National health risks among adolescents was strengthened through 4.1.3.2 Health, Nutrition, and WASH Technical Specification of TB Prevention and Control, the supporting the publication of six papers in a supplement to UNESCO, WHO and UNICEF, upon invitation by the National Guidelines on Prevention of mother-to-child the Journal of Adolescent Health, which offered insights for Ministry of Education (MoE), contributed to the Contributing Organizations: UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, transmission (PMTCT), the PMTCT clinical management collective actions. development of guidelines and protocols to safely WFP, WHO guidelines and the national GP guidelines for the treatment reopen schools and the integrated health education of chronic hepatitis B. UNICEF and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) collaboratively curriculum framework from pre-school through While COVID-19 resulted in additional health needs, disrupt- explored ways to optimize the medical insurance manage- college-level. ed services and changed types of support requested by UNFPA worked with NHC to strengthen integrated SRH ment system and improve local capacity for medical care national and provincial governments, the UN in China service delivery system in less developed rural areas in service delivery. UNICEF’s preliminary technical review on UNESCO has created over 70 community learning advocated for rapid return to programmes that aim to Qinghai and Shanxi Provinces to enable provision of quality the medical insurance coverage for children, including centres across China in seven provinces, providing improve the health, nutrition and WASH services. SRH service including maternal health, family planning, migrant children, helped flag this as a priority area to community members with new opportunities for sexuality transmitted infections/HIV and cervical cancer achieve the goals set out in the Healthy China 2030. UNICEF lifelong learning, enhancing their technical and prevention, and diagnosis and treatment services for vulner- conducted research on the institutional and governance vocational skills, and empowering disadvantaged able populations including ethnic minorities. UNFPA and issues behind the public healthcare financing in China and population so as to get better livelihoods gains. Health NHC also co-launched the 2nd National Youth Reproductive proposed key directions for MoF to adjust the structure and Health Survey to understand the situation, needs and system of fiscal investment. The recommendations from the Under the overall coordination of UNAIDS, ten UN organiza- UNESCO, together with UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women preferred approach for providing reproductive health research were adopted by MoF and contributed to the tions (UNAIDS, ILO, IOM, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, and WHO, advocated for the addition of sexuality information and services to youths. An innovation project on drafting of the healthcare reform workplan. UNICEF, UN Women and WHO) continued to implement the education during the amendment of the national Law providing CSE through live streaming was successfully Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS. UNAIDS, together with on the Protection of Minors through the Law Working piloted in five middle schools in the rural counties in WHO’s work in 2020, as noted in Section 3, focused on estab- UNFPA, promoted data transparency by supporting China Office of the National People’s Congress. The organiza- Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces. Participants lishing a sound and resilient public health system. The on sharing more data on HIV response with the global tion also facilitated the review of CSE in China as a demonstrated significant positive changes in SRH, gender, organization completed the Joint Review of China’s Ten-Year community through the platform of Global Prevention contribution to the Asia-Pacific regional review, includ- HIV related knowledge and attitudes. Besides, UNFPA Health Reform together with the GoC, with multiple consul- Coalition 2020. Latest HIV response data was validated and ing compilation of case studies and collection data prepared a report on "Leveraging Technology to Implement tations with line ministries. The report was submitted to the presented by State Council AIDS Working Committee Office, from the MoE. Two of the four case studies from China the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing: The leadership of the State Council and used to inform the with support from UNAIDS, WHO and UNICEF through were included in the regional report, and one was Experiences of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea", formulation of the 14th FYP, as well as the future direction of UNAIDS GAM system, and included in the 2020 Global AIDS included in the global CSE review report that was done which analyzed good practices and policy implications that China’s health reform. Report. in parallel with the regional one. maximize the development of technology to improve well-being of older persons, particularly the vulnerable WHO supported the government in implementing WHO’s UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO jointly provided technical UNICEF compiled SEL resources into a resource groups. Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and MPOWER support to the Department of Maternal and Child Health of package, including the SEL Training Manual, SEL Teach- through the execution of the Tobacco Control Action Plan of NHC to adapt WHO eMTCT validation tools, which are tested er’s Guide, SEL Manual on Classroom Teaching, SEL UNICEF’s technical assistance influenced health policies and Healthy China 2030. It advocated for the inclusion of strong in NHC-UNICEF eMTCT pilots. Manual on School Climate, SEL Teacher’s Manual, SEL helped strengthen national programme delivery. Inputs provisions on tobacco control and road safety in the Law on Principal’s Manual and SEL Manual on Family Activities. provided by UNICEF to the expert consensus statement on the Protection of Minors and advocated for comprehensive WHO and UNAIDS supported China CDC and communities Based on summarized resources and lessons learned, EENC, co-released by six leading academic associations, is smoke-free laws at the subnational level. The organization’s in conducting HIV testing and treatment campaigns, which the SEL components were integrated into provincial expected to ensure standardization and scale-up of EENC work laid a foundation for future promotion of SAFER techni- strengthened HIV prevention among young people. In principal and teacher professional development services across the country. UNICEF’s advocacy and technical cal package by initiating a formal engagement with the addition, positive social environment changes were programmes in Guizhou, Chongqing and Guangxi. support resulted in substantial progress in the MCH-MIS government to co-run a public-facing campaign on the observed through repeated and innovative anti-stigma and pilot project in 2020. The MCH-MIS platform, standards for health risks of alcohol drinking. anti-discrimination efforts from UNAIDS and other UN Programme experience generated from UNICEF’s indicators and data exchange, and unique ID developed by organizations. community-based model on ECD and parenting the project were adopted by the National Action Plan for support has been incorporated into the guidance Health Information and Management System Development. Nutrition released by ACWF on how to fully implement the This will amplify the impact of the project to improve service Guiding Opinions of the General Office of the State delivery and decision-making among health workers, UNICEF contributed to the development of several guidance Council on Promoting the Development of Care managers and health facilities across the country. documents to improve IYCF and prevent childhood Services for Infants and Children Under Three Years of overweight, including the National IYCF Core Messages, the Age. In addition, UNICEF and MoE co-launched scaling UNICEF increased attention on adolescent mental health, an updated Chinese Dietary Guideline for Children aged 0-5 up of the play-based early learning programme that often-neglected area of public health. Findings from the months and 6-23 months, and the National Action Plan on was piloted in Guizhou and Shandong provinces to UNICEF-supported online survey suggested significant Childhood Obesity Control (2020-2030). In addition, UNICEF

23 24 focused on increasing evidence and awareness on the lessons learned from the project, WFP prepared and submit- 4.1.3.3 Social Protection and Services important role of the food environment on child nutrition. ted a letter of proposal to the MoE on the newly issued Preschool Education Law to advocate for preschool nutrition Contributing Organizations: ILO, UNDP, UNICEF WFP’s preschool nutrition projects in Hunan, Guangxi and improvement and extend the national nutrition programme Gansu have demonstrated that investing in school meals for to children of 3-5 years old. Additionally, WFP used different As noted in Section 3, ILO, UNDP and UNICEF jointly This contributed to the roll-out of the National ECC preschool children is a vehicle for China to narrow the social media tools and platforms to strengthen communica- organized a policy dialogue on social protection to Sub-plan under the 14th FYP. The evidence generated rural-urban nutrition gap and achieve equitable develop- tion and advocacy efforts at the local project management create a more inclusive social protection system and by a UNICEF-NDRC joint study on basic public service ment. The projects provided three to five years old preschool level to raise public awareness, enhance project visibility and sustainable financing learning from the response to (BPS) delivery, specifically in rural areas, also contribut- children, most of whom are from rural low-income families advocate for Government policy support. COVID-19 pandemic. ed to the development of the National BPS Sub-plan of and left-behind children, with healthy, nutritious and diversi- the 14th FYP, which aims to improve the overall access fied school meals, combining food and nutrition education WHO promoted Font-of-Pack Labeling for prepackaged ILO initiated a research to assess China’s social security and quality of BPS and bridge the urban-rural divide. and fostering direct procurement from local smallholder foods through engagement with policymakers, non-govern- coverage of workers in non-standard forms of employ- farmers as an effort of poverty alleviation. In 2020, around mental organizations and the media. ment, with a focus on platform workers, migrants and UNICEF invested in knowledge generation, informed 5,000 children in the pilot project areas received WFP’s women, to identify measures to close regulatory and learning and exchanges, and supported technical and nutrition support, amounting to total nutrition dietary administrative gaps and improve portability of social policy dialogues on child poverty to help strengthen subsidies of USD 334,000. WASH security benefits. It also supported MOHRSS in carrying the capacity of national partners to understand and As mentioned previously, UNICEF delivered WASH supply out an updated study on compatibility of social security apply multidimensional poverty in national policies and WFP’s partnership with Guangxi Nutrition Society created and services to 134,000 people in response to the pandemic. regulations and practice in China with the Social Securi- to explore possible models for measurement and the basis for comprehensive behavior change interventions UNICEF’s technical support on WASH also influenced three ty (Minimum Standards) Convention (C102) to inform monitoring of child poverty. These efforts are expected including nutrition education, menu design and dietary national sanitation standards with regards to toilet construc- decision by China on ratification of C102. Moreover, ILO to help national partners make informed decisions on guidance, and production of communication materials on tion, operation and maintenance, as well as Assessment organized the first online actuarial training for prioritizing child poverty in the policy agenda, including healthy eating. WFP continued to broaden its partnership Guidelines on WASH in Healthcare Facilities, Child Environ- MOHRSS and its provincial branches and launched an the development of Social Assistance Law as well as with private sectors and civil societies to forge joint efforts in mental Health Indicators and Handwashing Guideline in innovative e-coaching programme with the objective to other social and public service programmes. nutrition improvement work. It mobilized additional Response to COVID-19 in School. provide oriented technical assistance and enhance resources from private sectors to complement the nutrition technical capacity of MOHRSS in the provision of UNICEF provided technical inputs in the drafting and and health education component in WFP’s preschool UNDP helped treat 40 billion liters of sewage through water- actuarial services. This is expected to support the consultations of the revised Law on the Protection of nutrition improvement project. In June 2020, WFP signed an shed management, benefiting over 2.4 million rural improvement of the long-term financial sustainability Minors, a key legislation on child rights and protection agreement with a private sector partner, who contributed residents in five impoverished counties in Sichuan Province of the social security system in China. adopted at the end of 2020. The revised Law will initiate initial 430,000 cases of milk as complimentary nutrition, and Xiong’an New Area of Hebei Province. The capacities of considerable changes to the legal framework of child benefiting around 2,000 children in the Guangxi project. these counties were strengthened for managing the UNICEF’s technical assistance contributed to advancing protection and trigger further policy development, multi-dimensional impacts of public health and improved the national reform agenda for social assistance and such as on online protection for children, an emerging WFP’s project in Hunan has successfully improved school- access to medical services. Moreover, UNDP’s advocacy enhancing capacity and knowledge of government area for greater attention. UNICEF also completed a teachers’ knowledge and awareness on nutrition and health efforts resulted in 27 million citizens gaining better access to officials, which contributed to the newly released large-scale study on children’s use of the internet in according to its analysis report. Based on the experience and reliable public health information. national policy – Opinions on Reforming and Improving 2020 to inform future policy advocacy and industry the Social Assistance System in August 2020. To ensure engagement. child-sensitive legislation on social assistance, UNICEF has contributed to and will continue to engage with the wider network of academia in the next steps of the legislation formulation in order to align the Social Assistance Law with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

UNICEF aimed to influence the policy objectives of the Government to prioritize children’s needs during the 14th FYP development. UNICEF’s advocacy note on “Putting Children First” was submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Working Committee on Children and Women. UNICEF worked with NDRC on developing the early childhood care (ECC) service supply framework through proposing financing options to ensure availability, A nutrition capacity strengthening activity for preschool teachers in Hunan Province/WFP affordability and sustainability of the service provision.

25 26 4.2 UNDAF PRIORITY AREA 2 FIGURE 6 UN’S FOUR MAIN APPROACHES TO IMPROVED Improved and Sustainable Development AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT The rapid economic growth and increase in demand for energy and natural resources for the past decades resulted in ecological and environmental deterioration in China, which has posed negative impacts on people’s health and lives. Recognizing the increasingly severe environmental problems both domestically and globally such as climate change, environ- mental risks and challenges, and energy and resource constraints, the GoC has made envi- ronmental sustainability a core goal in its development agenda since 2000s. ENHANCEMENT OF STRENGTHENING OF China has accelerated its transformation and made great progress towards green and CHINA’S CLIMATE CHANGE low-carbon development and environment restoration. As of the end of 2019, China's total installed capacity of power generation using renewable energy resources reached 790 ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE/ADAPTION million kw, accounting for about 30 percent of the global total; China’s total surface area of GOVERNANCE AND CLEAN AIR ACTION solar panels on solar water heaters reached 500 million square meters; China’s solar photo- voltaic products were exported to more than 200 countries and regions with the output of FAO, UNDP, UNEP & UNIDO: Supported CSAM, FAO & IFAD: Promoted climate smart polysilicon accounting for 67 percent of the global total; the production of complete wind China's implementation of multilateral agriculture to increase farmers' resilience to power assemblies accounted for 41 percent of the world total, making China a key player in environmental agreements and formula- climate change the global industry chain of wind power equipment manufacturing.11 In addition, China has 11 Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Energy in China’s tion and strenthening of national environ- UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO & UNGC: Promoted cut CO2 emissions by 46% per unit of GDP growth from 2005 level, raised the share of New Era, December 2020, mental policies, legislation and regulatory clean energy and reduced CO2 emissions non-fossil energy to 15 percent in total energy consumption and increased its forest area by available at http://english.mee. frameworks 22.9 percent of total land area.12 Building on this achievement, China has scaled up its NDCs gov.cn/Resources/publi cations/ under the Paris Agreement and pledged to further lower CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by Whitep/202012/t20201222_814 160.shtml. over 65 percent by 2030, increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consump- tion by around 25 percent, increase the forest stock volume by six billion cubic meters from 12 Ministry of Ecology and the 2005 level, and bring its total installed capacity of wind and solar power to over 1.2 billion Environment, 2019 Report on the State of the Ecology and kw by 2030. Environment in China, December 2020, available at PROTECTION OF SHIFT TO A The UN has collaborated with the GoC among other key stakeholders to address the environ- http://english.mee.gov. BIODIVERSITY & CIRCULAR ECONOMY & cn/Resources/Reports/. ment problems in a number of ways, including 1) supporting China’s implementation of NATURAL HABITATS SUSTAINABLE multilateral environment agreements and facilitating the development and strengthening of national environmental policies, legislation and regulatory frameworks; 2) strengthening URBAN PLANNING China’s climate change and clean air actions by improving energy efficiency, reducing green- house gas emissions and piloting climate-smart agriculture; 3) accelerating China’s shift to a FAO & WFP: Supported the conservation and FAO, ILO, UNDP, UNEP &UNIDO: Contrib- circular economy and sustainable urban planning and; 4) protecting biodiversity and natural sustainable use of biodiversity in the uted to a circular economy by advocating habitats. settings of agriculture, forest, water and for a post COVID-19 green recovery, wetland ecosystems creaing green jobs, and promoting FAO, UNDP, UNEP & UNESCO: Strengthened sustainbale consumption and production local awareness and capacity on biodiversity UNIDO & UN-Habitat: Supported sustain- conservation able urban planning

27 28 4.2.2 IFAD’s projects implemented diverse climate smart interventions to increase the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate impacts. In some project areas, Strengthening of Climate irrigation efficiency of improved schemes was Change Resilience/Adaption increased by 30 to 45 percent as a result of rehabilita- and Clean Air Action tion. Substantial water resources were saved and risks Contributing Organizations: CSAM, FAO, IFAD, UNDP, of agricultural production from drought were mitigat- UNEP, UNGC, UNIDO ed. Rehabilitated irrigation schemes also led to reduc- tion of soil and water erosion and bio-environment Strengthening climate change response and climate improvement in the covered territories in project areas. resilience and improving China’s air quality have always Greenhouses built allowed farmers to have year-round been a focused cooperation area between the UN and production and reduced risks of impact from climatic China. CSAM has been implementing the pilot project change and extreme events. Agro-forestry activities on integrated straw management in Laixi, Shandong consolidated the soil base, which reduced the chance Province since 2017 to address crop residue burning of flood. Animal sheds or shelters built by the projects issue and air pollution by promoting the technologies for poor households reduced mortality rate and

The Altai Mountains and Wetlands Project in Xinjiang/UNDP of using straw as fertilizer, fodder and energy source. weaning of project supported livestock. Meanwhile, The pilot was successful in reducing 134 tons CO2 the projects delivered extensive training and extension emission per year on seven hectares, while increasing services to about 6,000 rural producers to equip them the net income of farmers from crop production and with the awareness and techniques to cope with 4.2.1 Biosafety Law, in recognition of the importance of a milk production using straw as fodder. The organiza- climate caused side effects. Through which, the harmonious relationship between human and nature tion also launched preliminary versions of two e-learn- projects not only demonstrated efficient management Enhancement of and sustainable green development. ing modules on mechanization solutions for integrated of water resources, but also enabled increase of crop straw management and an overview of safety testing yield and economic return to the household producers. China’s Environmental In support of the implementation of the Minamata of agricultural machinery. Governance Convention on Mercury, UNEP facilitated the GoC to UNDP contributed to China’s emission reduction Contributing Organizations: FAO, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO generate and apply information on how to monitor and In forestry sector, FAO is implementing a GEF funded targets by phasing out 86.88 million low-efficiency reduce mercury emissions and release legislations, project on sustainable forest management to enhance electric motors, leading to 23.13 million tons of CO2 The UN organizations have continued to support policies or action plans for reducing lead-paint. It also the resilience of forests to climate change in China. The savings; reducing 5,646 tons of CO2 emission through China’s efforts in implementing multilateral environ- provided technical support and advice on the develop- project supported local communities in four Chinese green logistics; and improving public buildings’ energy mental agreements (MEAs) and formulating and ment of China’s national policy initiatives for controlling provinces to effectively employ incentive-based saving by 15% and reducing 21.6 million tons of CO2 in strengthening national environmental policies, legisla- and banning plastics and the preparation of a sustain- sustainable forest management practices in reforesta- solvent industry and commercial refrigeration and tion and regulatory frameworks. FAO manages nine able and green 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Game. In tion and forest restoration activities, enhancing carbon air-conditioning sectors. Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects in China addition, UNEP successfully launched the first Chinese storage and sequestration and conserving biodiversity. aiming to mainstream biodiversity conservation, fight language edition of its flagship report in 2020, the against climate change and land degradation, and Global Environment Outlook 6 (GEO-6), which served as promote sustainable agriculture. The GEF projects are a useful reference to China for finalizing sectoral and supporting the China National Biodiversity Conserva- local 14th FYP. tion Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2030, National Wetland Conservation Programme (2004-2030), UNIDO’s projects supported China in meeting its National Climate Change Programme and National obligations under three MEAs, including the Montreal Plan for Sustainable Agricultural Development Protocol, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent (2015-2030). Organic Pollutants and the Minamata Convention. In 2020, the Minamata Initial Assessment Project for UNDP’s environmental projects have expanded to 23 China was successfully completed, which helped to provinces, three municipalities and five autonomous formulate policy and strategic decisions and set up regions. With its support and contribution, the GoC priority areas for future interventions. The project of adopted more policy regulations to strengthen the Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase-Out Manage- control of carbon emission, chemical usage and pollut- ment Plan reduced HCFC consumption in the refrigera- ants, to promote biodiversity conservation and to tion and air-conditioning servicing sector, leading to boost renewable energy industry. In response to the reduction of hundreds of tons of ozone depleting COVID-19, China accelerated the passing of first potential.

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Workshop and Demonstration on Integrated Management of Straw Residue/CSAM The 5th UN China Youth Environment Forum and 2020 Youth for Biodiversity Summer Camp/UNEP

UNEP’s GEO-6 outreach focused on youth and students 4.2.3 in colleges by organizing the 2020 Youth Environmen- tal Forum and Youth Biodiversity Summer Camp of Shift to a Circular Economy A session in the 10th World Urban Forum for Wuhan/UN-Habitat climate change and biodiversity themes. The forum received about 700,000 views within 24 hours. The and Sustainable Urban designed GEO-6 courses were opened in top universi- Planning ties in China to engage more students in environmen- Contributing Organizations: FAO, ILO, UNEP, UN-Habitat, engagement and building capacity through social electricity in the demonstration zones. tal protection. UNEP also supported the adaptation of UNIDO dialogue and strengthened inter-agency cooperation. best-practice district energy policies and guidelines to UN-Habitat has worked to build people-centred smart the Chinese context. Through assessing feasibility and Besides climate change actions, the UN has been UNEP supported awareness-raising and policy cities and promote urban sustainability utilizing frontier mobilizing investment in one district energy project further supporting China to accelerate its transition to initiatives for sustainable consumption and production, technologies and innovations, ensuring that data and with high potential of achieving good mitigation results a circular economy and sustainable planning. FAO’s green transition and green public procurement technology are used to improve the lives of citizens, and high potential for replication, it demonstrated three on-going technical cooperation projects provided through the Switch Asia Project. The report on Analysis guide global policy discussions, solve real and pressing benefits for Chinese cities. support to mainstream sustainable agricultural practic- of the Current Situation on Sustainable Consumption in urban challenges, and achieve sustainable outcomes. In es in the field, which promoted the green rice develop- China developed by UNEP outlined current policy collaboration with Chinese Hi-Tech and AI Companies, UNGC promoted Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) ment in Shanghai, the circular agriculture development framework of sustainable consumption in China and UN-Habitat continuously ran the UN-Habitat China linked topics and capacity building opportunities via its in Hainan and the e-commerce-based contract farming proposed policy recommendations. UNEP also actively Future Cities Council and launched its first report of the Chinese official media channels to scale up the in Anhui, contributing to the transformation towards advocated for post COVID-19 green recovery, sustain- “Future Cities Advisory Outlook 2020: Urban Technolo- business ambition for climate change among Chinese more resilient and sustainable food systems. able consumption and production, biodiversity protec- gies in China”. The Outlook reviewed China’s emergent businesses. The year-to-date number of Chinese tion and low-carbon development by engaging key smart urbanization policy frameworks, observed several signatories of SBTi is 37, with 24 companies joining in ILO, in collaboration with UNEP and UNIDO, has been think-tanks such as the National Academy of Gover- trends with regard to the collaboration between munici- 2020. The SBTi mobilizes companies to set implementing the Partnership for Action on Green nance, so as to increase knowledge, change mindset pal governments and private sectors to establish urban science-based targets and boost their competitive Economy Project in China, contributing to enhanced and influence decision making of the Government. In service platforms, and identified 16 different types of advantage in the transition to a low-carbon economy. awareness on green transition in key industries such as addition, UNEP supported the efforts on sustainable services for the platforms, including mobility, energy The initiative defines and promotes best practice in the textile and garment sectors. Through which, the and efficient electronic mobility. management, waste management, health services, etc. science-based target setting, offers resources and project built capacity for relevant partners, including The organization, together with Chengdu Hi-Tech Indus- guidance to reduce barriers to adoption, and the industry administration, social partners, private UNIDO’s GEF Project on Integrated Adoption of New trial Zone (CDHT), produced Smart City Planning Guide- independently assesses and approves companies’ enterprises with a broad representation of internation- Energy Vehicles supported the set-up of low-carbon line for CDHT to build connected, live-able, thriving and targets. al brands, and academic institutions, in promoting a urban transportation demonstration zones in Shanghai sustainable communities in the digital age. The Guide- just transition to a low carbon economy and green jobs and Yancheng. Through analyzing policy measures, line analyzed, in detail, the profound situation, challeng- UNIDO’s GEF project on upgrading the capacity of in the industrial transition process, with the view to developing technical regulations, piloting charging es and opportunities that CDHT faced, formulated smart China’s small hydropower Plants (SHPs) built up knowl- jumpstarting the post COVID-19 green recovery. The infrastructure and grid response, and raising aware- city development recommendations and provided edge base and capacities in the field of green SHPs and initiative enhanced multi-stakeholder cooperation and ness of technology integration, the project aims to specific smart city scenario guidance in the coming improved the safe management of SHPs. partnership by developing a process for participatory promote electric vehicles and renewably sourced years.

31 32 4.2.4 UNESCO continued to support China’s national priority in constructing eco-civilization and new policies to encourage nature education in protected areas through pilot activities at Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries World Heritage site, which strengthened the community ownership Protection of Biodiversity and Natural Habitats of environmental protection and youth awareness on biodiversity safeguarding and sustainable development. Contributing Organizations: FAO, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, WFP WFP’s project in Anhui Province promoted the development of a more sustainable food system. By providing technical trainings on sustainable management of the kiwi orchard, farmers learned how to improve the soil quality with enhanced organic content, while strictly adhered to the The UN’s work contributed to the protection of biodiversity and natural habitats of China. FAO’s GEF projects continued to support the conser- “no chemical” principle. This not only improved the taste and quality of the kiwi fruit, but also protected the environment. Through science-based vation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the settings of agriculture, forest, water and wetland ecosystems in the country through policy management, the kiwi orchard also demonstrated notable resistance against disaster. dialogues, pilot activities, capacity building, awareness-raising and knowledge sharing activities, leading to the following results:

Key national and provincial policies and regulations Innovative mechanisms and practices were implemented in were issued or put forward to strengthen main- project sites to promote conservation and sustainable use of streaming of biodiversity conservation in protected biodiversity. areas. Chongqing and Sichuan established a joint river chief mechanism and Ministry of Water Resources drafted a Guide on River and cross-departmental collaboration mechanism to protect transbound- 4.3 Lake Health Assessment and approved three national techni- UNDAF PRIORITY AREA 3 ary rivers, which are in function at the moment. cal guidelines on health assessment, ecosystem conservation, Yunnan and Tibet signed an agreement to protect transboundary and restoration of river and lake. rivers and establish a joint mechanism on emergency response. A policy advice to ban wildlife hunting and trade was formu- Enhanced Global Engagement APPs of Integrated Information Management System of Dongting China has steadily increased its international development assistance with a focus on SSC lated in the context of COVID-19 and incorporated into Jiangxi Lake Nature Reserve was developed and on trial. and through cooperation mechanisms such as the BRI. From 2013 to 2018, China allocated a provincial regulation. Innovative co-management models and alternative livelihoods, such total of CNY 270.2 billion for foreign assistance in the modalities of grants, interest-free loans The Notice of the Hunan Provincial People’s Government on 13 as rice-fish co-cultivation, eco-tourism, reed mushroom, ecological and concessional loans. About 47.3 percent of the funds were used to help other developing The State Council Information Prohibition of Fishing in Key Waters in the Yangtze River Basin Office, China's International fishery, etc., were explored in Dongting Lake Nature Reserve. countries build social welfare projects and provide support in human resource development, of Hunan Province was issued. Development Cooperation in technical cooperation, material assistance and emergency humanitarian assistance 13 . The the New Era, January 2021, Proposal on Wetland Protection and Restoration in Jilin SSCAF operationalized in 2017 is becoming a main vehicle in funding SSC projects. Through available at http://en.cidca.gov. Province was reviewed and approved by provincial leaders. cn/2021-01/10/c_581228.htm. Key trainings were organized to strengthen the capacity of SSC, China has assisted other developing countries in reducing poverty, responding to health government officials and staff of protected areas, and emergencies, building capacity for infectious disease prevention and control, boosting Flagship species were monitored and conserved in various communication and publicity activities were agricultural development, enhancing the provision of public and social services, improving 14 Belt and Road Portal, available protected areas and new species were identified. conducted to raise the public awareness on biodiversity infrastructure and speeding up industrialization, contributing to the achievement of SDGs conservation. at https://www.yidaiyilu.gov.cn globally. Since the BRI was proposed, China has signed 205 BRI cooperation agreements with /xwzx/gnxw/163241.htm. Wintering Pere David’s Deer Simultaneous Survey was carried 171 countries and international organizations.14 out by Dongting Lake Nature Reserve, monitoring a popula- Two trainings on wetland management and saline-alkaline land tion of 198 deer. improvement were provided to over 220 participants from Jilin. A simultaneous survey of migratory water birds around the A big cultural and creative contest themed as "Discovering the beauty Dongting Lake area was organized with a record of two black of Poyang Lake" was launched on the World Migratory Bird Day, storks, 1,193 whistle swan and 12,428 lesser white-fronted increasing the international ecological brand of the Poyang Lake. geese. Cultural and creative products supported by the GEF project were Two new mammalian species were identified and three new exhibited and introduced during the opening ceremony of the 11th species of cave insects were discovered in Huangshan. Dongting Lake International Bird Watching Festival. The first monitoring of amphibians, reptiles and insects was Publicity activities on biodiversity conservation were organized in conducted, which is of great significance to biodiversity Yunnan and Chongqing during the World Water Day, China Water conservation in Poyang Lake wetlands. Week, International Biodiversity Day and World Environment Day.

UNDP supported the national parks of eight provinces in restoring 1,730 mu (1.15 square kilometers) close-to-nature grassland and removing 140,000 meters of fences in Przewalski Gazelle habitat in Qinghai Lake region. It also helped harness the environmental, social and economic benefits of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in six provinces in compliance with the Convention on Biological Diversity and Nagoya Chinese experts training local farmers in Madagascar/FAO Non-food item distribution in Nigeria/IOM Protocol. The UN has worked with China to influence and build China’s capacity for global engagement, UNEP strengthened local capacity by expanding and improving biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in the enhance alignment with the 2030 Agenda and maximize the potential of China’s international Greater Shennongjia Area, Hubei Province. Moreover, the organization organized and attended a series of World Environment Day events and initiatives and engagements for SDGs achievement. dialogues on nature conservation, calling for protection of biodiversity.

33 34 4.3.1 International Development Cooperation Contributing Organizations: CSAM, FAO, IFAD, ILO, IOM, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNGC, UNICEF, UNIDO, WFP, WHO Improving Material, Newborn and Child Health in Eight African Countries (UNICEF) Mitigation of Nutritional Consequences of COVID-19 and Desert Locust (UNICEF) In 2020, China has provided development and humanitarian assistance to more than Emergency Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak (WHO) Promoting Post COVID-19 Recovery and Poverty Reduction through Productive 40 countries through the UN in China, with 38 projects in implementation and 9 Sector Expansion for Women and Youth (UNDP) projects newly approved (see Annex 2). The map below provides an overview of the Towards Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities: Transforming Social Enterprises into Meaningful Training and Employment Opportunities (UNDP) projects across the world. The UN organizations engaged with China and partner Contribution to WFP Yemen on Food Assistance Programme (WFP) countries in different development areas through various modalities. Emergency Response Assistance to the Outbreak of COVID-19 (UNIDO) E ective SSC in Agriculture to Unleash the Transformative Power of the Agriculture Sector for Inclusive Development (IFAD) Learning from SSTC in Project Design for Better Results and Greater Sustainability (IFAD) MAPPING OF INTERNATIONAL Providing Assistance on Essential Health SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) and Nutrition Services to Women and Learning from China's Experience to Improve the Ability of Response to COVID-19 (UNDP) DEVELOPMENTCOOPERATION Children A ected by COVID-19 (UNICEF) SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Learning from SSTC in Project Design for Emergency assistance related to COVID-19 (UNFPA) PROJECTS OF 2020 Better Results and Greater Sustainability (IFAD) Mongolia SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Turkmenistan Demonstration Project on Promoting Web Accessibility (UNESCO) Providing Health Assistance to Sao Tome and Principe and Gambia in West and Capacity Building and Technical Support in Distance Education (UNESCO) Central Africa Region for COVID-19 Pandemic Response (UNFPA) Learning from China's Experience to Improve the Ability of Response to COVID-19 (UNDP) Emergency Response to the Ebola SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Humanitarian Assistance to Conict-a ected Population in North-East Nigeria (IOM) Virus Disease Outbreak (WHO) Promoting Sustainable Cage Aquaculture in West Africa (IFAD) Strengthening Skills Development through SSTC (ILO) Capacity Development on Early Childhood Development in the Face of COVID-19 (UNICEF) Learning from SSTC in Project Design for Better Results and Greater Sustainability Sustainable Soil Management (FAO) (IFAD) SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Improving Material, Newborn and Child Health in Eight African Countries (UNICEF) Strengthening Skills Development through SSTC (ILO) Learning from China's Experience to Improve the Ability of Response to COVID-19 (UNDP) Contribution to WFP Guinea on Food Assistance Programme (WFP) Improving Material, Training of Trainers and Maritime Inspectors in the Application of the ILO MLC, 2006 for Asian countries (ILO) Newborn and Child Health Lebanon Islamic Republic Improving Material, Newborn and Child Health in Eight African Countries (UNICEF) in Eight African Countries of Iran SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) (UNICEF) Learning from China's Experience to Improve the Ability of Response to COVID-19 (UNDP) Providing Assistance on Essential Health and Nutrition Services to Pakistan Nepal Women and Children A ected by COVID-19 (UNICEF) Learning from China's Experience to Improve the Ability of Response to COVID-19 (UNDP) Learning from SSTC in Project Design for Better Results and Greater Sustainability (IFAD) Small-scale Dryers for Post-harvest Management Enterprises (IFAD) Myanmar Promoting Sustainable Cage Aquaculture in West Africa (IFAD) Senegal India SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Niger Strengthening Skills Development through SSTC (ILO) Freshwater Aquaculture Lao PDR Philippines COVID-19 Response and Recovery for Early Childhood Development (UNICEF) Providing Assistance on Essential Health and Nutrition Services Gambia Improvement Project (IFAD) to Women and Children A ected by COVID-19 (UNICEF) Sudan Yemen Asia-Paci c Region Ensuring Protection of Medical Health Workers through PPEs (UNFPA) SSC to Enhance the Institutional Contribution to WFP Country Programmes (WFP) Nigeria Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Cambodia Providing Assistance on Essential Health and Nutrition Services Guinea South Sudan SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) to Women and Children A ected by COVID-19 (UNICEF) Sierra Leone Ethiopia China-Ethiopia-Sri Lanka Biogas, Biomass and Solar Trilateral Cooperation (UNDP) Ghana Sri Lanka Contribution to WFP Republic of the Congo on Liberia Somalia Contribution to WFP Country Programmes (WFP) Food Assistance Programme (WFP) Cameroon Uganda Emergency Response to Contribution to WFP Country Programmes (WFP) Rwanda Kenya the Ebola Virus Disease Singapore SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Republic of Congo Outbreak (WHO) Local Production of Fortied Cassava Flour in ASEAN countries Training of Trainers and Maritime Inspectors in the Bouenza Department (IFAD) Sao Tome and Principe Burundi Capacity Development on Sustainable Soil Manage- Application of the ILO MLC, 2006 for Asian countries (ILO) Providing Health Assistance to Sao Tome and Tanzania ment (FAO) Indonesia SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Principe and Gambia in West and Central Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Emergency Response to the Ebola Region for COVID-19 Pandemic Response (UNFPA) Virus Disease Outbreak (WHO) Timor-Leste Contribution to WFP Country Programmes (WFP) SSC to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Mitigation of Nutritional Consequences of COVID-19 and Desert Locust (UNICEF) Malawi Small-scale Dryers for Post-harvest Emergency Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak (WHO) Management Enterprises (IFAD) SSC to Enhance the Institutional Samoa Improving Material, Newborn and Child Health in Eight African Countries (UNICEF) Contribution to WFP Country Programmes (WFP) Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Zimbabwe Mozambique Small-scale Dryers for Post-harvest Management Enterprises (IFAD) Improving Material, Newborn and Child Health in Eight African Fiji Post Disaster Restoration Project of the Impact of Cyclone Idai (UNDP) Namibia Botswana Countries (UNICEF) Dominican Republic Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Population Impacted by Cyclone SSC to Enhance the Institutional Contribution to WFP Ethiopia on Food Assistance Programme (WFP) Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Contribution to WFP Dominican Republic Idai (UNICEF) Contribution to WFP Namibia on on Food Assistance Programme (WFP) Contribution to WFP Zimbabwe on Food Assistance Programme (WFP) Food Assistance Programme (WFP) Learning from SSTC in Project Design for Better Results and Greater Tonga Lesotho Sustainability (IFAD) Improving Material, Newborn and Child Health in Eight African South Africa Countries (UNICEF) Sustainable Investment Promotion Facility Project (UNDP) SSC to Enhance the Institutional China-Ethiopia-Sri Lanka Biogas, Biomass and Solar Trilateral Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Cooperation (UNDP) Enhancing the National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) Providing Health Assistance to Botswana and Lesotho in East and Improving Material, Newborn and Child Health in Eight African Programme’s Knowledge Base and Expertise to Promote Youth South Africa Region for COVID-19 Pandemic Response (UNFPA) Countries (UNICEF) Employment/ Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities (IFAD) Contribution to WFP Lesotho on Food Assistance Programme (WFP) Ecuador Post Disaster Restoration Project of the Impact of Cyclone Idai (UNDP) New Zealand Providing Health Assistance to Botswana and Lesotho in East and Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Population Impacted by Contribution to WFP Country Programmes (WFP) South Africa Region for COVID-19 Pandemic Response (UNFPA) Cyclone Idai (UNICEF) SSC to Enhance the Institutional Post Disaster Restoration Project of the Impact of Cyclone Idai (UNDP) Capacities of Trade Unions (ILO) Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Population Impacted by Cyclone Idai (UNICEF) Peru Contribution to WFP Mozambique on Food Assistance Programme (WFP) Contribution to WFP Country Programmes (WFP) Learning from SSTC in Project Design for Better Results and Greater Sustainability (IFAD)

35 36 A new partnership was established with the signing of ILO and two large Chinese state-owned enterprises framework on ageing and a report on documenting mitigate food waste. In Sri Lanka, climate resilient value a tripartite Letter of Intent between ESCAP/CSAM, WFP reached a verbal agreement to integrate International China’s experience on COVID-19 prevention and chain initiatives have been piloted among farmer and the Administrative Committee of Yangling Agricul- Labour Standards, in particular Discrimination control among older persons. The projects supported groups, processing units, and enterprises. In Ecuador, tural High-Tech Industry Demonstration Zone of China. (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 by the SSCAF implemented in the Africa countries have sustainable food production systems have been The partnership aims to strengthen collaboration (No.111) and HIV and AIDS Recommendation, 2010 achieved impacts in reducing maternal deaths and strengthened and resilient agricultural practices have among the three organizations to enhance the (No.200), into its training programme, promoting and strengthening the capacity in prevention of cervical been implemented. In the Republic of Congo, the exchange of innovative and proven sustainable providing training on international labour standards cancer. capacity of smallholder famers to supply fortified agricultural mechanization technologies and practices. for managers of overseas Chinese companies. cassava products to local markets was strengthened. The new partnership is also expected to further UNGC initiated an Action Platform on “Sustainable mobilize resources and technical expertise for CSAM’s UNDP conducted research and advocacy on how to Infrastructure for the BRI to Accelerate the SDGs”, WHO, in addition to COVID-19 response, conducted a engagement in Central Asia. improve the effectiveness of China’s development aid which was officially launched during the UNGC Virtual series of scoping activities to promote international and enhance the transparency of China aid modalities Leaders Summit. Following that, over 25 ministers from collaboration between China and other developing The FAO-China SSC Trust Fund, with an additional and financing flows, including the publication on participating countries issued a Joint Statement on Belt countries, including working with the National Health funding of USD 50 million announced by the GoC in Tripartite Cooperation: Voices from Chinese and and Road International Cooperation: Combating Development Research Centre on health system September, continued to make remarkable concrete International Development Actors. UNDP organized COVID-19 with Solidarity, calling on “all market players strengthening in Lao PDR and Cambodia, and collabo- achievements in 2020, despite the operating challeng- multi-stakeholder policy dialogues on China’s engage- in the Belt and Road cooperation to respect CSR and rating with the Centre for International Knowledge on es during a global pandemic. FAO developed several ment in global development with a focus on strength- follow the principles of the UN Global Compact". Development and Chinese Academy of International innovative SSC modalities, including the triangular ening global partnerships, international cooperation Flowing this, the BRI SDG Action Platform Inaugural Trade and Economic Cooperation on research related partnerships with development partners and support and tripartite cooperation towards and aligning China’s High-Level Steering Committee Meeting was held in to global health and development assistance on health. to FAO’s global action initiative, aiming to facilitate development cooperation with the principles of the Beijing. China’s regional and international agriculture coopera- SDGs and accelerating global progress on the 2030 Besides regular international development coopera- tion, information and experience sharing, and support Agenda. Targeting private companies, UNDP also UNICEF implemented SSCAF projects on maternal, tion projects and activities, a number of other projects the capacity development of Chinese institutions and conducted studies on environmental, social and gover- newborn and child health, Cyclone Idai response and and events were conducted to strengthen international the upgrading of Chinese expertise by investing in nance (ESG) dimensions of sustainable investment. A recovery, and COVID-19 response and recovery. It collaborative efforts in responding to the COVID-19 effective and durable multi-stakeholder partnerships low carbon report with recommendations for low-car- enhanced its cooperation with policymakers and pandemic. This has been elaborated in Section 3 of the and collaboration at all relevant levels. bon development via technology, finance and capaci- promoted child rights in key inter-governmental report. ty-building was developed in partnership with China forums through concerted advocacy efforts. In 2020, In August 2020, the third round of call for proposals Centre of International Economic Exchange. UNICEF engaged in four jointly identified projects in under the China-IFAD SSTC Facility was launched and WASH in South Asia, demonstrating the value-added in the selection process will be completed in 2021. The UNEP continued its efforts to support national capacity terms of sustainability and social impact that UNICEF approved projects will utilize awarded grants to building of experience and knowledge sharing, could bring to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank improve food security and resilience for the poor rural facilitate improved ecosystem management for (AIIB)’s projects. UNICEF and AIIB are planning to people affected by COVID-19. The 15 SSTC projects sustainable livelihoods under the framework of discuss engagement strategies on seven additional awarded from the two first rounds, first initiated in Lancang-Mekong cooperation, and assist the imple- WASH projects in East Asia and the Pacific. 2018, are still ongoing. mentation of sustainable water and air quality monitor- ing and assessment systems in Africa. Through policy dialogue, institutional support and field The Rome-based agencies (RBAs), FAO, IFAD and WFP projects in partnering countries, WFP shared China’s continued to support national knowledge manage- UNESCO UNEVOC Centre, with its partner in Shenzhen, experiences and solutions with other developing ment activities in partnership with International Pover- launched the One Belt and One Road Conference and countries on value chain development, post-harvest ty Reduction Centre in China (IPRCC) and other UN Capacity Development Initiative for Africa in TVET to loss management, disaster risk reduction, climate organizations to document and disseminate best facilitate the SSC of TVET institutions. In collaboration change resilience, and nutrition and zero hunger to practices in global poverty reduction. In 2020, RBAs, with the seven UNEVOC centres in China and other address food security issues. Besides, WFP organized together with World Bank and Asian Development TVET stakeholders, UNESCO started preparing for a the SSC Review and Strategy Analysis Meeting to review Bank, launched the second call for “Global Solicitation sub-regional consultation mechanism among UNEVOC SSC endeavour in past years and analysed the evolving and Challenge Prize on Best Poverty Reduction Practic- centres to promote SSC dialogues. needs from developing countries to better leverage es”. As an annual effort, in cooperation with IPRCC and China’s experience. Moreover, WFP supported the the China Development Gateway, the RBAs co-orga- UNFPA commissioned a few studies to prepare for implementation SSTC pilot projects in Kenya, Sri Lanka nized the 2020 International Seminar on Global Pover- consultations on future SSC activities, including two Ecuador, and the Republic of Congo. In Kenya, the ty Reduction Partnerships in Gansu, calling for global study papers on population dynamics analysis for smallholder producers, processors, and traders have poverty reduction innovation and cooperation amid Kenya and Pakistan, a policy paper to inform the strengthened their capacity in adopting advanced the pandemic. development of an international cooperation technologies to reduce post-harvest food losses and

37 38 4.3.2 International Exchange and Learning Events 4.4 CROSS-CUTTING AREAS Contributing Organizations: CSAM, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNICEF, UN Women, WFP

Under the three UNDAF priority areas, the UN in China put great efforts in mainstreaming the cross-cutting themes of gender equality, disability inclusion and leaving no one behind (LNOB) into the programmes so as to promote and protect the rights of the vulnerable papulations and ensure that no one is left behind. The UN also In the past year, the UN in China organized many UNAIDS supported the organization of two online worked in other cross-cutting areas such as data and SDG financing to better facilitate the implementation of international learning events and capacity building sessions of the 4th South-South Collaboration 2030 Agenda. activities to promote mutual learning and knowledge Workshops on HIV for the South-East Asian and African and experience exchange between China and partner countries, which greatly promoted experience countries. exchange between China and eight Asian and African countries. CSAM, under the framework of its Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations (ReCAMA) UNESCO continued its collaboration with Chinese 4.4.1 Gender Equality Initiative, convened a handholding and consultation national and municipal governments to promote session wherein ReCAMA members from China, India mutual exchange among young people by organizing a Contributing Organizations: FAO, ILO, UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and Sri Lanka provided guidance and shared their series of International Youth Forum on Creativity along experiences to the representatives of a new association the Silk Roads since 2017. In the context of COVID-19, from Cambodia on how to initiate operations and the forum convened over 120 youth alumni in sharing The UN in China attaches importance to gender equali- Competition to encourage young people in China to manage an association, in order to strengthen capaci- youth response and contribution during the pandemic. ty and has well-mainstreamed gender in the interven- offer innovative solutions for gender equality related ties of private agricultural machinery enterprises. From 2017 to 2020, more than 300 young people from tion strategies and outcomes of the UNSDCF issues that are most relevant to the younger generation. Besides, it organized a “Web Training on Introduction over 100 countries have benefitted from the forum and 2021-2025, guiding the UN’s work in China towards The competition serves as a platform for offering fresh to Safety Testing” to promote the safety of agricultural undertaken youth-led actions at various levels upon improved GEWE. In the current implementation cycle of insights and perspective GEWE in China from a much machinery users, which strengthened the capacities of returning to their own countries for advancing SDGs UNDAF 2016-2020, the UN organizations also proac- younger and more creative angle. Besides, UN Women agricultural machinery testing engineers from different through youth power. Within the framework of singed tively promoted GEWE and integrated it in different and the Europe Union in China jointly organized the countries. CSAM and WFP also co-organized an “Online MoU between UNESCO and Nanjing Municipal Govern- programmes and activities. 2020 International Conference on Gender Equality and Training Workshop on Climate Smart Mechanization ment, two parties co-organized the first edition of CSR, with participation from government entities, for Dryland Agriculture in Central Asian Countries” for Nanjing Peace Forum in 2020 for promoting ideas and As the UN organization dedicated to gender equality academic institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs) around 110 participants from 17 Central Asian and practice of exchange in the field of peacebuilding. and the empowerment of women, UN Women’s work and private sector companies. Knowledge about other countries. Around 500 participants from government, civil societ- greatly contributed to the GEWE of China, which has Beijing+25 and how private sector companies can play ies, academia in China, Brazil, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Mali been clearly elaborated previously. UN Women worked an active role were disseminated to 172 participants WFP continued its work to promote SSTC and and France came together to share perceptions and with diverse stakeholders to commence the 25th offline and 203,000 participants online. organized 13 webinars, reaching more than 1,700 recommendations on promoting peace. anniversary of Beijing Platform for Action, with view of participants from over 40 developing countries, includ- renewed actions through policy, advocacy and UN Women and ILO, supported by FAO, UNAIDS and ing webinars on E-commerce for Rural Value Chain UNICEF increased its horizontal cooperation through standards towards GEWE. UN Women joined hands UNICEF, led the campaign #ShareTheCare#, which Development, Post-Harvest Loss Management, knowledge generation and information sharing. A total with ACWF and organized the Commemoration of the helped to raise the public awareness of the imbalanced Disaster Risk Reduction, Good Practices and Knowl- of 12 virtual knowledge exchange events between 25th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on increase of unpaid care work women took during the edge Exchange Initiatives in Enhancing the Fight China and other developing countries were organized. Women and the 5th Anniversary of the Global Leaders’ COVID-19 pandemic period, and contributed to the against Hunger and Malnutrition, The Power of Rural Topics ranged from COVID-19 prevention and control Meeting on GEWE, Women and Poverty Reduction in wider effort on further realizing women’s rights. Conse- E-commerce, and Exchanges and Learning on Process- to emergency management to WASH. Chinese the 21st Century. The events brought together high-lev- quently, the one-month social media campaign reached ing and Improving Cassava Value Chain, etc. businesses interested in working in developing el government partners, members of the diplomatic over 1.3 million views, 1,393 reposts and 1,453 discus- countries were advocated to also support child rights community and women’s organizations to review sions. IFAD partnered with UNEP, UNDP, UN Women and and development. progress made in China on GEWE and reaffirmed the International Food Policy Research Institute in organiz- unfinished agenda, which needs more concerted UNESCO, in partnership with non-governmental organi- ing the SSC Forum on Food Security and Agrobiodiver- effort, particularly around ending discrimination and zations (NGOs), helped to increase teachers’ awareness sity in times of COVID-19 and Climate Change. More gender barriers women continue to face at workplaces and capacity on prevention of school bullying and GBV than 440 representatives from UN system, internation- and home. through on-line training that reached over 300 teachers. al organizations, research institutes and governments It also supported the conduction of a school-based from 35 countries joined the forum and exchanged UN Women and UNFPA organized the subsequent research on gender-friendly school atmosphere that their insights on food security and agrobiodiversity. Beijing+25 “Generation Equality” Social Innovation examined the gendered experience of

39 40 students on school campus. The drafted report is UNESCO provided technical support for the celebratory In 2020, the UNCT in China conducted an accountability IOM supported dialogues around options for safe, expected to serve as evidence for engaging teachers campaign “Love Leads to an Accessible World” on the scorecard exercise to assess the implementation regular and orderly migration between China and and schools in conducting gender education. Echoing occasion of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day to progress of the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy concerned partner countries. It facilitated cross-border this, key messages about using a whole-education call for everyone’s efforts to contribute towards building (UNDIS) in China for the first time. Seven indicators cooperation on combating human trafficking between approach to address GBV in schools were shared at the a barrier-free environment for all. The campaign were scored as "missing requirements”, six as China and Mongolia, and supported China’s implemen- Seminar on GBV prevention and response jointly garnered 25.55 million reads on Sina Weibo and was “approaching requirements”, and no scores of “meet- tation of the Second National Plan of Action Against organized by UNFPA, UN Women, ILO and UNESCO. reported by over 100 media outlets across China, reach- ing or exceeding requirements” (see Annex 3). Accord- Trafficking in Persons by piloting Provincial Standard ing over 130 million people all over the country. It also ing to the assessment, the UNCT leadership champi- Operating Procedures for the Identification and Referral UNFPA supported a number of documentations of soft-launched the Handbook on Media Reporting for oned disability inclusion, leading to the integration of of Victims of Trafficking and Vulnerable Migrants. In China’s experience on addressing gender-biased sex Promoting Disability Equality in China, which will be disability inclusion into the strategic planning and addition, it provided assistance in piloting a framework selection and imbalanced sex ratio at birth, progress in promoted and incorporated into the journalism teach- UNSDCF 2021-2025 for China. Nevertheless, disability for the assisted voluntary return and reintegration of GBV prevention and response in China from the ing and training programmes at Chinese universities. inclusion should be further mainstreamed in joint vulnerable migrants back to their home countries. perspectives of NGOs, male involvement in GBV programming, programmes and Monitoring and prevention and the response of White Ribbon Volun- UNFPA, UN Women and ESCAP supported the China Evaluation (M&E) systems of the UN in China through UNAIDS, in collaboration with other UN organizations, teers Network during the past decade. UNFPA, Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) to launch the consultations with OPDs, improved creation and use of successfully organized a variety of online advocacy supported by UN Women, ILO and UNESCO, conduct- Action Coalition of "Call to Action: Enabling Sisters with disability related data and capacity building of UN staff campaigns on Zero Discrimination Day, Candle-light ed a seminar on GBV prevention and response with Disabilities to Join in Shaping the Future We Want", and partners. In terms of operation, further collective Memorial Day and International Day Against Homopho- participation of around 80 people mainly from CSOs, calling for action to realize the fulfillment of rights on all efforts should be taken to promote disability inclusive bia to support PLHIV and LGBTI against stigma and to including GBV survivors. The Seminar provided a fronts for women and girl with disabilities. Besides, accessibility, procurement and employment of the UN’s pull through COVID-19 crisis. platform for CSOs to share information and experience UNFPA, together with some organizations of persons operations in China. in addressing GBV issues and dialogue with UN with disabilities (OPDs), developed an inclusive video UNAIDS, ILO, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, agencies and other key stakeholders, including ACWF, advocating SRH information and services accessible for The assessment set the baseline for UNCT’s perfor- UNICEF, UN Women and WHO co-organized a series of to discuss solutions and the way forward. UNFPA also PWDs in the Asia-Pacific region. A number of consulta- mance on the implementation of UNDIS, highlighted online and offline activities and disseminated messages supported the CSOs in conducting an offline and online tions with OPDs were also organized to feed into the challenges and opportunities for achieving disability around the theme of “Global Solidarity, Shared Respon- exhibition on GBV titled “Her story” during the 2020 16 development of a Checklist on Ensuring SRHR for PWDs inclusion, and placed a spotlight on key areas where sibility” on the World AIDS Day through different social Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The during the COVID-19. actions and continued efforts are required for the UN media platforms and channels, receiving more than 69 exhibition displayed works of art created by artists in China to promote disability inclusion, both in terms million views and 45,000 comments on Weibo. based on the stories of GBV survivors, which made the UNICEF and CDPF designed a comprehensive study to of programmes and operations. Moreover, the UN in China, together with the CBOs, voice heard by the public. assess the use of digital technology among children provided technical and financial support to foreigners with disabilities. The findings of this research will living with HIV in China on HIV treatment, healthcare, provide information on how digital use is affecting girls study, work and residency. and boys differently or similarly, and children with and without disabilities differently or similarly, which can UNDP worked closely with the Government and nation- inform UNICEF’s pilot projects and advocacy priorities. al partners to ensure the UNDP programming is With the support of the UN Partnership on the Rights of 4.4.3 focused on the underdeveloped areas to LNOB and 4.4.2 Leaving No One Behind Disability Inclusion Persons with Disabilities project, UNICEF developed a programmes directly benefiting vulnerable populations. course on disability equality and providing welfare and Contributing Organizations: ILO, IOM, UNAIDS, UNDP, In the recently concluded Country Programme Contributing Organizations: ESCAP, ILO, UNESCO, protection services for children with disabilities, aiming UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO Document, UNDP has implemented approximately 46 UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women to raise awareness of disability equality in communities projects benefiting more than 30 ethnic minority groups and benefit children with disabilities by enabling through initiatives on poverty alleviation, protecting Disability inclusion is another critical theme which community-based social workers to provide high-quality Besides women and PWDs, the UN in China has worked biodiversity, climate change and environment, disaster crosscuts the UN’s work in China. In 2020, ILO provided welfare and protection services. towards the promotion and protection of the rights of risk reduction, women’s empowerment, PLHIV, PWDs, continuous support to the Global Business and Disabili- other vulnerable groups including PLHIV, migrants, etc. On anti-human trafficking, UNDP provided support ty Network (GBDN) China branch, which collaborated victims of trafficking, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen- to the Ministry of Public Security in its engagement in with 15 other organizations to launch a campaign on der and intersex (LGBTI), children, the elderly and the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against employment promotion for persons with disabilities refugees. Trafficking (COMMIT) process on Transnational Referral (PWDs) in the context of COVID-19. GBDN-China provid- Mechanism. This includes assistance to participate in ed free on-line training course to 3,578 PWDs and ILO developed a video on HIV and employment rights, 14th COMMIT Senior Officials Meeting. developed 11 tailor-made training sessions for people calling for equal opportunities and treatment for PLHIV with visual impairment to improve their vocational at the workplace. The video will be shared with labour UNESCO and UNDP successfully published the report

skills. 11,000 persons from nine provinces joined the A boy, diagnosed with cerebral palsy, climbing up the stairs with the authorities, private sectors and other stakeholders to on Gendered Impact of Ageing. Through examining the training. help of his classmates /UNICEF further promote equal rights of PLHIV. gender-ageing-disability nexus in East Asia, the report

41 42 conducted four country case studies (China, Japan, medication and physical examination as part of 4.4.4 Republic of Korea, and Mongolia) and supported subsidized healthcare. In addition, UNHCR’s efforts to inclusive policy making to address the needs of elderly engage China on issues related to global forced Other Areas: Data, SDG Financing and Promotion women including those with disabilities. It proposed displacement resulted in China reaffirming support for Contributing Organizations: UNDP, UNFPA, UNGC, UNICEF two sets of recommendations, not only targeting a the Global Compact on Refugees and for projects to holistic approach to address multiple challenges faced help refugees and displaced people, as outlined in by adults during their lifetime, but also with concrete China’s Position Paper on the 75th Anniversary of the guidelines for rolling out ageing-specific and gender UN, and the White Paper on China’s International UNICEF worked closely with the National Bureau of has beenused by the National Development Bank in inclusive programmes and policies. The report had also Development Cooperation in the New Era. Statistics (NBS) and UNFPA through the Joint Data partnership for SDG linked Bond for COVID-19 recov- been shared with relevant government agencies, Project to increase availability, analysis and use of data ery. One successful example is the launch of an SDG research institutions and development organizations. UNICEF continued to support the Government to test from both regular population census/surveys and debenture index incorporating the Taxonomy, which community-based child protection models to generate administrative reporting systems for children and has offered confidence and incentives to the market on UNESCO supported 10 selected Chinese CSOs in more evidence for strengthening quality services and women. In 2020, the data project supported technical SDG investment, covering 563 bonds. organizing 10 mini-campaigns that embraced the workforce capacity, to ensure the realization of child assistance in developing survey protocols and detailed principles of inclusive journalism and gave voices to rights. The Barefoot Social Workers (BFSW) model, instructions to guide China’s 2020 National Population UNGC rolled out the SDG Pioneers Programme in disadvantaged and marginalized groups in China, supported by UNICEF, continued to inspire the roll-out Census. Jointly, UNICEF and UNFPA also supported the China, which aims to seek and recognize business including LGBTI, women, PWDs, youths, among others. of similar community-based models across the country compilation of NBS annual publication of Statistics on leaders within business organizations who are doing The CSOs produced 28 articles and nine videos on in 2020, with 663,000 Child Directors (mirroring BFSW) Women and Children in China, making disaggregated an excellent job to advance the global goals through various social media platforms, reaching tens of being appointed at the village level since the issuance and quality data available to relevant government the implementation of Global Compact Ten Principles millions of audiences. Moreover, UNESCO led the of relevant national policies. The provincial Technical agencies and the public. on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corrup- celebration of the first International Day against School Support Hub (TSH) pilot has shown that a well-function- tion. The programme advocated that business leaders Violence and Bullying, including cyber bullying in ing TSH could play a critical role in providing quality UNDP contributed to influencing and aligning invest- at all levels should leverage a principle-based approach China, through social media platforms as well as by technical assistance and coordination to support Child ments towards the SDGs. An SDG financing Taxonomy to set ambitious, scalable and impactful SDG targets to engaging partners and the media in spreading the Friendly Spaces in delivering integrated communi- covering over 100 industries to align investment help their business become more sustainable and positive messages about school bullying prevention, ty-based services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, practices with the SDGs was developed, which innovative. reaching tens of thousands of people. Additionally, Sichuan TSH shared information in ethnic minority UNESCO launched a student volunteer project on languages, provided remote technical support to school bullying in celebration of the Day. Over 400 community-based workers, and followed up cases of students conducted street interview with the public on children affected by the pandemic and those with other their perception of school bullying. vulnerabilities. UNICEF also launched the integrated child protection model in four provinces this year, with UNFPA worked with multiple key government partners consolidated experience generated from different on ageing issues. In particular, it worked together with pilots implemented in previous years, and further the NDRC on the development of national 14th FYP on tested social work approaches to support vulnerable ageing (2021-2025), which highlights the Government’s children and their families in poor rural areas, which is commitments to addressing China's rapid ageing in the expected to inform policy and practice. next five years, building on LNOB principle and UNFPA's evidence- and rights-based life cycle approach WHO promoted and supported the use of digital-based to ageing. innovations and tools to get to the people unreached or under-reached. It supported counterparts and UNHCR advocated for the inclusion of refugees in partners, including China CDC, to implement social national systems in China, specifically in relation to media-based interventions among key populations for COVID-19 testing, treatment and vaccination. It also HIV, hepatitis, TB and sexuality transmitted infections continued its advocacy for refugee access to education, in China. subsidized healthcare and the labour market. These demarches were conducted through UN meetings with key government counterparts as well as bilateral discussions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MoE and National Immigration Administration. As a result, the agency helped 12 refugee children get enrolled in public schools for primary education. Three refugees Young SDG Innovator Programme/UNGC became able to receive financial assistance for HIV

43 44 Table 1. Social Media Campaigns in Response to COVID-19

Campaign Themes Participating Organizations Communication Impacts

Shared key personal protection and health messages targeting employees working from home WHO, UNRC, ILO, UNICEF, UN Ensured the health and safety of workforces during the Keep Working Women, FAO, WFP, UNHCR, COVID-19 pandemic with Social Distancing UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNIDO, UNEP Accumulated over 56 million views on Weibo, generating over 55,000 discussions on Weibo

Ensured people’s access to crucial information regarding best health practices Spread the Word, UNDP, WHO Not the Virus Shared in over 50 different languages and dialects Accumulated over 36 million views on Weibo

Attracted over 56 million views, with over 37,000 discussion UN Women, UNHCR, WHO, generated on Weibo UNDP, UNESCO, WFP, UNICEF, A Message to Her Recognized and celebrated the important role and contribution FAO, UNFPA, UNEP, UNIDO, of frontline female workers in response to the COVID-19 UNAIDS and ILO pandemic

UNESCO, WHO, UNAIDS, Shared messages to fight disinformation spread about Lift Our Voice to UNFPA, UNEP, UNHCR, COVID-19 and opposed any form of discrimination, racism, End Xenophobia UNICEF, WFP, ILO, UNV, and xenophobia resulting from the pandemic around COVID-19 UNIDO, UNDP, FAO, UN Garnered over 20 million views on various social media Women, IOM, IFAD, CSAM platforms in China

2020 International Youth Day Dialogue on Youth Engagement for Global Action towards SDGs/UN in China Provided practical information for all those involved helping children return to school Included key messages on anti-stigma and bullying as well as Safe School UNICEF, WHO psychosocial support to address the concerns and stress children and youth face during school reopening Recorded over 130 million views across various social media channels

5. COLLECTIVE th The year 2020 marked the 75 anniversary of the UN, so UN75 is a key communication theme running throughout 2020. With only ten years remaining to make the 2030 Agenda reality, the UN75 COMMUNICATION initiative was launched to build the world’s biggest conversation on these global challenges and promote greater international cooper- ation. Listening to the voices of all youth audiences required greater engagement and was a key global priority for UN75. For its part, the AND ADVOCACY UN in China has undertaken several efforts to involve the citizens of China in this global conversation, including the Youth Dialogue Series “Chinese Youth Dialogue on the Future” and the digital promotion of the UN 75 one-minute survey.

A series of innovative discussions with young people were cohosted The UN in China continued to work as ONE to In 2020, centred around two key interlinked topics of by 12 UN entities in China to promote broader participation on the deliver unified messages and delivered impactful COVID-19 and UN75, several joint communication SDGs (see Table 2). The dialogues saw selected youth representa- communication and advocacy to government campaigns were conducted by the UN in China facilitated tives showcase their creativity and design new solutions to address counterparts, partners from private sectors, all through UNCG. As noted in Section 3 and shown in the table the world’s challenges while interacting with UN representatives, relevant stakeholders, as well as the general below, a series of social media campaigns were conducted national experts and key opinion leaders. These efforts culminated public. While each UN organization conducted to facilitate the UNCT in China’s response to COVID-19. In in the “2020 International Youth Day Dialogue”, where invited youth numerous communication and advocacy initiatives addition to these, UNCG also made joint efforts in commem- advocates shared their experience in an open forum to discuss their and activities relevant to its mandate, this section orating key international days/commemorations such as vision for a sustainable future centred on the topics on gender is a summary focusing on collected communica- International Youth Day, UN Day, 16 Days of Activism, 2020 equality and sex education, clean air and environment protection, tion and advocacy, particularly through the coordi- International Women’s Day against Gender-Based Violence, UN in China brochure on COVID-19 - One UN: Building a Better disability and technology for good, decent work, and poverty reduc- nation of the UN Communication Group (UNCG). World Children’s Day and World AIDS Day. Future Together tion, rural development and innovation.

45 46 Table 2. List of Youth Dialogues on the SDGs 6. LESSONS LEARNED Topics Participating Organizations Modalities

Comprehensive UNFPA Poetry Contest & Online Interactions Sexuality Education AND WAY FORWARD Gender Equality and UN Women Proposal Presentations Women's Empowerment

Youth Innovation and UNOSSC Online Interactions Entrepreneurships in Achieving SDGs

Food Sustainability WFP Proposal Presentations

The past year of 2020 was extremely difficult for On another note, the UN in China continued imple- Digital Youth UNICEF Proposal Presentations China, the country first heavily hit by COVID-19. The menting the UNDAF 2016-2020. The results achieved UN in China stood steadily together with the as noted above demonstrate that the UN’s work in Government and people of China in responding to China has contributed to reduced poverty, more Youth Participation IFAD Proposal Presentations in Agriculture the pandemic crisis. At the beginning of the equitable development, improved environment and COVID-19 outbreak, the UN system took immediate enhanced international development cooperation of The Future of Work ILO, UNDP Online Debate actions to support the government’s responses to China. However, the work is still in progress. With the health crisis by providing emergency supplies improved operations and intervention strategies Climate Change and technical support and advice. Later, the UN in based on past experiences and lessons learned, the UNEP Proposal Presentations and Biodiversity China provided medium-term programmatic UN will be able to bring greater impacts and assistance to further mitigate the pandemic impacts transformative changes for the lives and well-being Ending AIDS by 2030 UNAIDS Proposal Presentations on vulnerable populations and supported the of the people in China, particularly for the vulnerable Government’s long-term efforts to build back better. groups. Pandemic Outbreak UN-Habitat Proposal Presentations Responses for the Future City

Youth Innovation UNDP, UNV, ILO Online Debate and Entrepreneurship

Recognizing the Advantages The series of Youth Dialogues was a very successful thoughts about sustainable development, which of Joint Programming and Programmes communication initiative which not only reached encouraged more people to take actions to promote millions of audients (over 47 million views) with peace, justice and sustainable development around the The whole of integrated and joint UN support can be has been established and revigorated to ensure the accurate target of the Chinese youth (94.2% were world. greater than the sum of its parts. With the embark- effective implementation of the Cooperation Frame- young people born in or after the 1980s), but also ing of UN reform and the conclusion of UNDAF work. The successful experience of joint program- achieved a high-level of engagement with the direct Inspired by UN75 and the one-minute survey, the 2016-2020, the UN organizations in China came ming and the well-established foundation of and deep participation of youth representatives as well “PostYour2045” social media campaign sought to together and worked closely in developing a joint inter-agency collaboration mechanism are expected as stimulating heated discussions on SDG related involve and foster the participation of China’s general strategy for the new country programme cycle, the to trigger more joint planning and programmes, issues among a wide range of young people in China, public in the initiative. Individuals from UN organiza- UNSDCF 2021-2025, and formulating a consistent, increased collective strategies and activities, and with nearly 700,000 individuals registering their tions, project beneficiaries, goodwill ambassadors integrated and cross-sectoral response to the integrated approaches to technical support and interest to participate in the series. This greatly from 18 UN entities, government officials, other complex development challenges of China and the advocacy among the UN organizations in China, increased the awareness of SDGs and SDG related partners and the general public shared images that world. Moreover, a UN system-wide governance which will bring larger impacts. social issues among the people, particularly the youth reflected their vision for what the world may look like in structure with various inter-agency working groups group in China; successfully involved broader youth 25 years, the UN’s 100th anniversary. The campaign participation on the localization and achievement of generated over nine million views on Weibo over the the SDGs in China; and provided a great platform for one-week launch period, prompting over 6,000 online the Chinese youth to freely express the ideas and public discussions.

47 48 Engaging Private Sector Promoting International Annex 1. List of UN Entities in China The 2030 Agenda calls for a broad range of Development Cooperation multi-stakeholder partnerships including both Under the UNDAF, the UN has been supporting Categories Entity Names public and private sectors. The importance of China’s efforts in global engagement and increasing UNDP: United Nations Development Programme private sector’s contribution to the success of SDGs the effectiveness of its international development achievement can never be overemphasized. As cooperation in alignment with the principles of 2030 UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme mentioned in previous sections of the report, the Agenda. As shown in previous sections, the UN’s UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund UN organizations in China have proactively engaged Funds and work on south-south and international cooperation Programmes private sector in many areas including clean energy, has brought mutual benefits to China and partner UN-HABITAT: United Nations Human Settlements Programme circular economy, employment and labor rights, countries. Building on these achievements and UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund gender equality and SDG financing, and in various lessons learned from the past, the UN will work with modalities such as resource mobilization, financing, China to further strengthen capacity in its interna- WFP: World Food Programme technical support and Public-Private-Partnership tional development cooperation to accelerate SDGs model, etc. The UN China foresees a growing role of attainment across the world. FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization private sector in delivering the 2030 Agenda and will ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization further increase the scope and levels of collabora- 2020 was the last implementation year of the tion with them. UNDAF 2016-2020, but the collaboration between IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development the UN and China continues. The UNSDCF ILO: International Labour Organization 2021-2025 has embarked on a new cycle of the Harnessing Frontier UN-China cooperation. Informed by China’s IMF: International Monetary Fund Technologies development needs, capacities, opportunities and Specialized challenges presented by the country’s post-2020 Agencies UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Rapid technological advances in areas of computer development landscape, and the UN’s comparative UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization sciences, artificial intelligence and biotechnologies advantage and expertise, programmes under the can provide solutions to many development new Cooperation Framework will be strategically WHO: World Health Organization problems. The UN organizations in China have centred around three key priority areas: 1) People WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization utilized technologies to improve health (MCH-MIS) and Prosperity: Achieving innovation-driven, coordi- and education (online education) access, enhance nated and shared development, 2) Planet: Achieving WBG: World Bank Group agricultural product sales and marketing (e-com- green development towards a more sustainable and UNESCAP-CSAM: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and merce), increase the use of clean energy and resilient environment, and 3) Partnerships: Realizing the Pacific – Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization mitigate environmental degradation of China. the full potential of China’s international engage- Harnessing technologies for sustainable develop- ment to accelerate the achievement of SDGs. IOM: International Organization for Migration ment are the surest path to deliver on the 2030 Looking forward, the UN system will continue its UNAIDS: United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS Agenda. The UN will support utilizing technologies sustained efforts to support China to implement the

th as catalysts to promote the sustainable develop- 14 FYP and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Devel- UNHCR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ment of China and the world, while paying attention opment, and to realize innovation-driven, coordinat- Other Entities and Bodies to the gaps in technological capabilities between ed, green, open and shared development for China UNOOSA/SPIDER: United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs/UN Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response different populations, countries and regions. and the world.

UNV: United Nations Volunteers Programme

UNOPS: United Nations Office for Project Services

UN Women: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

DPPA: Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Secretariat DSS: Department of Safety and Security

RCO: Resident Coordinator Office

UNGC: United Nations Global Compact Others UNU in Macau: United Nations University Institute in Macau

49 50 Annex 2. List of International Development Cooperation Projects

UN Project Partner Funding Amount (USD) UN Project Partner Funding Amount (USD) Agencies Names Countries &Funding Organizations Objectives Agencies Names Countries &Funding Organizations Objectives

Humanitarian Assistance Help the affected populations in Providing Humanitarian 2,000,000 Mozambique cope with the impact Support crisis-affected population in UNICEF Mozambique Assistance to Population CIDCA of the cyclone by providing health, Humanitarian Assistance to 1,051,329 north-east Nigeria with emergency Impacted by Cyclone Idai WASH, HIV, nutrition and children IOM Nigeria Conflict-affected Population CIDCA shelter, non-food items assistance, protection assistance in North-East Nigeria camp coordination and camp management support Help the affected populations in Providing Humanitarian 2,000,000 Zimbabwe cope with the impact of UNICEF Assistance to Population Zimbabwe Support post-disaster recovery after CIDCA the cyclone by providing essential Mozambique, Cyclone Idai and assist to reconstruct Impacted by Cyclone Idai Post Disaster Restoration 5,000,000 health and anti-malaria assistance UNDP Zimbabwe, infrastructure and houses to help Project of the Impact of GoC Cyclone Idai Malawi women, men, and children build Emergency Response Islamic Improve medical waste disposal and 1,177,200 back better after the disaster UNIDO Assistance to the Outbreak Republic of management capabilities of staff in CIDCA of COVID-19 Iran hospitals and government agencies Learning from China's Philippines, Improve the capacity of medical Experience to Improve the Myanmar, 5,000,000 waste management and prevention UNDP Contribution to WFP Ethiopia Ability of Response to Cambodia, GoC 2,000,000 Provide food assistance to vulnera- and control of COVID-19 pandemic WFP on Food Assistance Ethiopia COVID-19 Nepal, Laos CIDCA ble populations of Asia-Pacific countries Programme

Provide PPE and medical supply to Contribution to WFP Guinea Providing Health Assistance 2,000,000 Provide food assistance to vulnera- health workers to ensure the WFP on Food Assistance Guinea to Botswana and Lesotho in CIDCA ble populations Botswana, 1,000,000 continuity of sexual and reproduc- Programme UNFPA East and South Africa Region Lesotho CIDCA tive health services and the supply of for COVID-19 Pandemic essential reproductive health Contribution to WFP Republic Response Republic of 3,000,000 Provide food assistance to vulnera- commodities WFP of the Congo on Food the Congo CIDCA ble populations Assistance Programme Providing Health Assistance Provide PPE and medical supply to to Sao Tome and Principe health workers to ensure the Contribution to WFP Sao Tome, Dominican 900,000 Provide food assistance to vulnera- and Gambia in West and 1,000,000 continuity of sexual and reproduc- WFP Dominican Republic on Food UNFPA Principe, Republic CIDCA ble populations Central Africa Region for CIDCA tive health services and the supply of Assistance Programme Gambia COVID-19 Pandemic essential reproductive health Contribution to WFP Lesotho Response commodities 1,000,000 Provide food assistance to vulnera- WFP on Food Assistance Lesotho CIDCA ble populations Provide PPE and medical supply to Programme health workers to ensure the Ensuring Protection of 800,000 continuity of sexual and reproduc- Contribution to WFP UNFPA Medical Health Workers Sri Lanka 5,000,000 Provide food assistance to vulnera- MOFCOM tive health services and the supply of WFP Mozambique on Food Mozambique through PPEs CIDCA ble populations essential reproductive health Assistance Programme commodities Contribution to WFP Providing Assistance on Provide food assistance to vulnera- WFP 1,000,000 Cameroon, Assist women and children affected Namibia on Food Namibia Essential Health and 4,000,000 CIDCA ble populations Ghana, Liberia, by COVID-19 and reduce the health Assistance Programme UNICEF Nutrition Services to CIDCA Senegal and nutritional impact of the Women and Children Contribution to WFP pandemic on vulnerable groups 2,000,000 Provide food assistance to vulnera- Affected by COVID-19 WFP Yemen on Food Assistance Yemen CIDCA ble populations Democratic Assist children affected by COVID-19 Programme Mitigation of Nutritional Republic of the 2,000,000 and desert locusts and reduce the UNICEF Consequences of COVID-19 Contribution to WFP Congo (DRC), CIDCA nutritional impact of the pandemic 10,000,000 Provide food assistance to vulnera- and Desert Locust WFP Zimbabwe on Food Zimbabwe South Sudan and the disaster on children CIDCA ble populations Assistance Programme Help the affected populations in Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Providing Humanitarian Malawi cope with the impact of the Kenya, Republic of 7,600,000 Support WFP programmes, including 1,000,000 WFP UNICEF Assistance to Population Malawi cyclone by providing health, WASH, Contribution to WFP CIDCA the Congo, Peru, Ministry of Agriculture the support of COVID-19 Special Country Programmes Impacted by Cyclone Idai education, nutrition and children Timor-Leste, and Rural Affairs Account protection assistance Somalia

51 52 UN Project Partner Funding Amount (USD) UN Project Partner Funding Amount (USD) Agencies Names Countries &Funding Organizations Objectives Agencies Names Countries &Funding Organizations Objectives

Strengthen collaboration in response Empower and transform the to the Ebola outbreak in DRC by livelihoods of smallholder farmers in WHO DRC 2,000,000 Promoting Sustainable providing PPEs and secondments of 500,000 West Africa through enhanced CIDCA IFAD Cage Aquaculture in West Ghana, Nigeria Chinese technical staff to WHO MoF Sino-African application of knowl- Emergency Response to Africa headquarter and country office edge, sustainable technologies and the Ebola Virus Disease expertise in cage aquaculture DRC, Burundi, Outbreak Support relevant countries on Ebola South Sudan, WHO 2,000,000 prevention and control by providing Rwanda, CIDCA PPEs and training on preparedness Cambodia, Uganda Learning from SSTC in Ethiopia, Improve knowledge about how to Project Design for Better Mozambique, 250,000 better incorporate SSTC into project IFAD Other Development Cooperation Projects Results and Greater Nigeria, MoF design across different countries and Sustainability Pakistan, regions 500,000 Uganda Senegal Capacity Development CIDCA Enhance sustainable soil manage- FAO on Sustainable Soil 500,000 ment capacity Management Rwanda Cambodia, Fiji, CIDCA India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Build/enhance the core capacities of Establish a framework and Mongolia, trade unions and workers’ organiza- Local Production of evidence-based business plan for the Republic of 492,437 SSC to Enhance the Myanmar, Nepal, tions to define and undertake IFAD Fortified Cassava Flour in production of fortified cassava flour 1,000,000 the Congo MoF ILO Institutional Capacities of New Zealand, strategies to build the future of work ACFTU Bouenza Department and sales of the products in national Trade Unions Pakistan, Samoa, and influence policy agendas on and regional markets Singapore, Sri social, economic and environmental Lanka, Thailand, issues Introduce a low-cost subset of Timor-Leste, freshwater aquaculture technolo- Freshwater Aquaculture 490,200 Tonga, Vietnam IFAD India gies, targeting a 20 percent average Improvement Project MoF increase in productivity for an initial Provide long-term skills development set of farmers as a proof of concept Strengthening Skills Cambodia, Lao 2,999,980 ILO and employment support to Development through PDR, Myanmar MOHRSS Facilitate the adaptation and SSTC Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar. Small-scale Dryers for Ghana, Kenya, downstream availability of food IFAD Post-harvest Management United Republic 500,000 dryer technology already available in Strengthen the capacity of competent Enterprises of Tanzania MoF China and to demonstrate its Training of Trainers and authorities of Asian countries to applicability in the African context Maritime Inspectors in the ASEAN countries, 100,000 implement the MLC, 2006, promote ILO Application of the ILO Japan, Republic of MoT and Shanghai the sound application of the Conven- Enhancing the National MLC, 2006 for Asian Korea Maritime University tion at national and regional level, Rural Youth Service Corps Strengthen the capacity, knowledge countries and enhance regional cooperation (NARYSEC) Programme’s base and expertise of the NARYSEC and networking Knowledge Base and 400,000 in promoting youth employment IFAD South Africa Strengthen institutional frameworks Expertise to Promote MoF and entrepreneurship, and upgrade Youth Employment/ it to a centre of excellence in the and build capacity in Ethiopia towards Sustainable Investment 1,000,000 the leveraging of sustainable Entrepreneurship in Rural Southern Africa region UNDP Ethiopia Communities Promotion Facility Project SSTC investments, in order to improve the overall investment climate to attract and sustain foreign investments Establish and operate an effective Effective SSC in Agriculture knowledge generation and sharing Towards Decent Work for to Unleash the Transfor- platform to provide customized Persons with Disabilities: Increase employment and income IFAD mative Power of the Pakistan 500,000 assistance for Pakistan to unleash UNDP Transforming Social 1,440,000 generation opportunities among Agriculture Sector for MoF the transformative power of the Turkmenistan Enterprises into Meaning- GoC PWD in Turkmenistan through Inclusive Development agriculture sector for the country’s ful Training and Employ- vocational training and job creation inclusive development ment Opportunities

53 54 Annex 3. Results of Disability inclusion Scorecard Assessment

Ratings Against Requirements UN Project Partner Funding Amount (USD) Objectives Indicator Agencies Names Countries &Funding Organizations Missing Approaching Meeting Exceeding LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT Enhance the business development Promoting Post COVID-19 capacity of SMEs/cooperatives and Indicator 1 Leadership: UNCT leadership champions disability inclusion √ Recovery and Poverty independent traders and improve Reduction through 1,031,804 the capacity of business develop- UNDP Lebanon Productive Sector GoC ment service institutions to promote Indicator 2 Strategic Planning: The Common Country Analysis is √ Expansion for Women and the economic and social recovery disability-inclusive Youth and development of Lebanon affected by COVID-19 and Beirut Port Indicator 3 Cooperation Framework: UN Sustainable Development explosion Cooperation Framework Disability inclusion is mainstreamed in √ Cooperation Framework outcomes/results areas Support Sri Lanka GHG emission reduction national targets through 2,000,000 Indicator 4 UN Setup and Coordination: Disability inclusion is Sri Lanka trial and demonstration of the √ GoC, Sri Lanka, UNDP potential of biogas and solar in the promoted through the UNCT coordination mechanisms China-Ethiopia-Sri Lanka agro-industry sector for Sri Lanka; UNDP Biogas, Biomass and Solar Address sustainable development INCLUSIVENESS Trilateral Cooperation challenges related to international 2,042,390 cooperation, access to energy for Indicator 5 Consultation with OPDs: UNCT consults OPDs √ Sri Lanka GoC, Ethiopia, improved service delivery and UNDP sustainable integrated farming Indicator 6 Accessibility: UN premises and services are accessible practices for Ethiopia √ to all UN staff and constituents with disabilities Promote barrier-free Internet Demonstration Project on 9,800,000 information service environment in UNESCO Mongolia Indicator 7 Inclusive procurement of goods and services: Accessibility Promoting Web Accessibility Internet Society of China Mongolia through internet accessi- √ of external venues and in procurement bility service support

Promote barrier-free Internet Capacity Building and 45,000 PROGRAMMING information service environment in UNESCO Technical Support in Mongolia UNESCO, Open Mongolia through internet accessi- Indicator 8 Joint programmes: Joint programmes contribute to disability Distance Education University of China √ bility service support inclusion Procure PPEs and Reproductive Emergency assistance 535,000 Health emergency kits, and conduct √ UNFPA Nepal Indicator 9 Data: Strengthening data on PWDs related to COVID-19 MOFCOM training on midwifery skills and preparedness for disasters. Indicator 10 Monitoring and evaluation: Cooperation Framework √ M&E processes address disability inclusion Improve maternal, newborn and DRC, Ethiopia, child health by increasing access to Improving Material, Kenya, Sierra Indicator 11 Humanitarian: Disability inclusion is mainstreamed in 8,000,000 quality health facilities and essential NA UNICEF Newborn and Child Health Leone, Niger, planning for humanitarian emergencies CIDCA medicines for newborns and in Eight African Countries Nigeria, Sudan, mothers, and capacity building for Zimbabwe health workers and communities ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

Indicator 12 Employment: UN human resource practices are Early Childhood Develop- Support children and health workers √ 800,000 UNICEF ment in the Face of Myanmar with children during COVID-19 disability-inclusive MOFCOM COVID-19 response and recovery in Myanmar Indicator 13 Capacity development for UN Staff: UNCT invests in √ Assist Cambodian preschool capacity development on disability inclusion COVID-19 Response and children's safe return to school for 800,000 UNICEF Recovery for Early Cambodia continued access to early childhood MOFCOM Indicator 14 Communication: UNCT communication and advocacy Childhood Development development during the COVID-19 √ pandemic address disability inclusion

55 56 List of Abbreviations

ACFIC All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce MEAs Multilateral Environmental Agreements ACFTU All-China Federation of Trade Unions MLC Maritime Labour Convention ACWF All-China Women’s Federation MoE Ministry of Education AIIB Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank MoF Ministry of Finance ARV Antiretroviral MOFCOM Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China BFSW Barefoot Social Workers MOHRSS Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security BPS Basic Public Service MoT Ministry of Transport BRI Belt and Road Initiative MSMEs Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises CBOs Community-based Organizations NBS National Bureau of Statistics CDC Centre for Disease Control and Prevention NDCs Nationally Determined Contributions CDHT Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Zone NDRC National Development and Reform Commission CDPF China Disabled Persons' Federation NGO Non-governmental Organization CEC China Enterprise Confederation NHC National Health Commission CIDCA China International Development Cooperation Agency OPDs Organizations of Persons with Disabilities COMMIT Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking OSH Occupational Safety and health COVAX COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access PLHIV People Living with HIV CSE Comprehensive Sexuality Education PMTCT Prevention of mother-to-child transmission CSOs Civil Society Organizations PPE Personal Protective Equipment CSR Corporate Social Responsibility PWDs Persons with Disabilities DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo RBAs Rome-based Agencies ECC Early Childhood Care ReCAMA Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations ECD Early Childhood Development SCORE Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises EENC Early Essential Newborn Care SDGs Sustainable Development Goals eMTCT Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission SEL Social and Emotional Learning FYP Five-Year Plan SHPs Small Hydropower Plants GBDN Global Business and Disability Network SMEs Small and medium-sized Enterprises GBV Gender-based violence SRH Sexual and Reproductive Health GEF Global Environment Facility SRHR Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights GEO-6 Global Environmental Outlook 6 SSC South-South Cooperation GEWE Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment SSCAF South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund GHG Greenhouse Gas SSTC South-South and Triangular Cooperation GoC Government of China TB Tuberculosis HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbons TSH Technical Support Hub ICH Intangible Culture Heritage TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training IPRCC International Poverty Reduction Centre in China UNCG UN Communication Group IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding UNCT United Nations Country Team LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, transgender and Intersex UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework LNOB Leaving No One Behind UNDIS United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy MCH-MIS Maternal Child Health-Management Information System WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene M&E Monitoring and Evaluation WEPs Women’s Empowerment Principles

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