Online forum in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the

1 Online forum in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Enhancing multilateralism to collectively achieve the sustainable development goals

In 1945, the founding of the United Nations raised hopes for a new era of peace and prosperity for all. Over the past 75 years, the Organization has become the cornerstone of today’s multilateral architectures tasked with managing and reducing shared global problems. In recent years, however, a deeply worrying rise in unilateral sentiment across the globe has combined with the world’s long- standing challenges to produce a crisis of confidence in multilateral institutions. Defined by the Covid-19 pandemic and its massive human, social, and economic costs, this challenging, complex moment in which we find ourselves requires global governance on a greater scale than ever before, and a rethinking of the very multilayered system it rests upon to ensure inclusive and equitable policies and outcomes for all. Will the pandemic crises provide a golden opportunity to rekindle the commitment to multilateralism and sustainable development? How can the United Nations regenerate its capacity for mobilizing cooperation for share global challenges and reshape the zeitgeist of our time?

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When: 15:00-18:00 Wednesday June 24, Beijing Time Where: Teleconference via Zoom, Live broadcast via Baidu/Facebook/Twitter Language: English/Mandarin simultaneous translation

Agenda: 15:00-15:10 (10min.) Organizers’ welcoming remarks WANG Huiyao, President, Center for and (CCG); Counselor for the State Council Vladimir Yakunin, Co-Founder & Supervisory Board Chairman, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC)

15:10-15:45 (35min.) Opening keynotes Keynote speakers: TBD, Representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Former French Prime Minister Nicholas Rosellini, Resident Coordinator, UN China (video) YI Xiaozhun, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO)

15:45-16:50 (65min.) Discussion 1: Multilateralism at a crossroads: challenges, prospects, and innovations for global governance in a changing world Moderator: WANG Huiyao, President, Center for China and Globalization (CCG); Counselor for the State Council

Speakers (alphabetic order, TBC): David Chikvaidze, Chef de Cabinet of the Director-General of the Nations Office at Geneva Martin Raiser, Country Director for China and Mongolia, and , World Bank

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Justin Vaisse, Director-General, Peace Forum Vladimir Yakunin, Co-Founder & Supervisory Board Chairman, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC) SHA Zukang, Former Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations (UN) ZHU Min, Former Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

16:50-17:55 (65min.) Discussion 2: Shared responsibility, shared future: the way forward for SDGs Moderator: Jean-Christophe Bas, Chief Executive Officer, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC)

Speakers (alphabetic order): Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director, the Valdai Club Foundation Michele Geraci, Former Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development Claire Courteille-Mulder, Director of Country Office for China and Mongolia, ILO Douglas Noble, UNICEF Representative to China, a.i Beate Trankmann, UNDP Resident Representative in China YU Yunquan, President, Academy of Contemporary China and the World Studies (ACCWS)

17:55-18:00 (5min.) Wrap-up Speaker: WANG Huiyao, President, Center for China and Globalization (CCG); Counselor for the State Council Jean-Christophe Bas, Chief Executive Officer, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC)

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Jean-Christophe Bas

Chief Executive Officer, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC)

Mr. Jean-Christophe Bas is the CEO and Executive Board Chairman of the Dialogue of Civilization Research Institute (DOC). Previously he served as Head of Strategy and Development at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Head of Policy Dialogue at the World Bank, Director of Democratic Citizenship and Participation at the Council of Europe, and the first Executive Director of the Aspen Institute in France.

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David Chikvaidze

Chef de Cabinet of the Director-General of the Nations Office at Geneva

Mr. David Chikvaidze is currently serving as Chef de Cabinet to his third Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). He has worked for over 33 years in the foreign, government and international civil services. He served at different times as Director of the UN Library at Geneva and Chairman of the UNOG Cultural Activities Committee, acting Senior Political Adviser to the Director- General of UNOG, Senior Adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Chief of Communications and NGO Partnerships, and spokesman for the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights.

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Claire Courteille-Mulder

Director of Country Office for China and Mongolia, ILO

Ms. Claire Courteille-Mulder joined the ILO in 2014 as Director of the ILO Office for the European Union and the Benelux countries. She began her career focusing on international cooperation, working for various organizations in Latin America including the UNHCR, before relocating to Prizren, Kosovo, to work for the Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe. Between 2001 and 2013, she honed her skills in social dialogue and trade-union relations through her work with the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions and, later, with the International Trade Union Confederation. Courteille-Mulder has extensive knowledge and experience in international cooperation, economic and social policy and equality, coupled with expertise in management and development.

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Michele Geraci

Former Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development

Prof. Michele Geraci is former Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, responsible for International Trade and Investment, in the Conte I cabinet. Prior to that, he lived for ten years in China where he worked as macro-economist and prof of finance in various universities. Prior to moving to China in 2008, Mr. Geraci lived in London for 20 years working as Top Telecom Investment Banker in the City of London and as Electronic Engineer. In 2018, he was one of the nominees for Italy’s Prime Minister, before taking the role as under-secretary. He is a frequent guest on major international media and conference and has been awarded Italian Knighthood honor by Italian President Mattarella. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan. He speaks 5 languages, including Chinese.

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Fyodor Lukyanov

Research Director, the Valdai Discussion Club

Mr. Fyodor Lukyanov is Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Chairman, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy; Editor-in-Chief, in Global Affairs journal. Previously, he served as editor, then senior editor in Department for Broadcasting to Northern Europe of International Radio Moscow (Voice of Russia, 1990–1993); correspondent, international desk, Segodnya newspaper (1994–1997); editor, international desk, Vremya MN newspaper (1997–2000); editor, international desk and deputy Editor-in- Chief of Vremya Novostei newspaper (2000–2002).

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Douglas Noble

Deputy Representative, UNICEF China

Dr. Noble joined UNICEF China as the Deputy Representative in January 2017. Dr. Noble first joined UNICEF in 2013 as the Regional Health Adviser for South Asia in the Regional Office in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has worked with the British Government in the Department of Health and Cabinet Office, the World Health Organization, and the Commonwealth Fund. He has honorary academic affiliations with the University of Oxford and Queen Mary University of London and has published 40 papers in academic and health service journals.

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Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Former French Prime Minister

Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin was French Prime Minister from May 2002 to May 2005. He was senior lecture at the Institud’Études politique of Paris since 2007. He was President of the Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes and presided over the Association of French Regions. Meanwhile, he was also a member and of the European Parliament. He is Elected Senator of Vienne, also occupied the position of Vice-President of the Senate from March 2011 to September 2014. Moreover, he was President of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Committee of the Senate. Mr. Raffarin holds multiple positions on the international stage. He is the Advisor to BOAO Forum (Asia), Chariman of Foundation Prospective and Innovation, Chairman of France – China Committee Annual Forum.

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Martin Raiser

Country Director for China and Mongolia, and Korea, World Bank

Dr. Raiser is leading a team that is managing one of the World Bank’s largest loan portfolios and directs an extensive analytical and advisory program with China and Mongolia, and a growing knowledge partnership with Korea. Dr. Raiser worked for the Kiel Institute of World Economics and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, where he was Director of Country Strategy and Editor of the Transition Report. Since joining the World Bank in 2003, Mr. Raiser held positions as the Country Manager in Uzbekistan, Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Country Director for Turkey, and most recently Country Director for Brazil. Mr. Raiser has published numerous articles in refereed economic journals and authored several books.

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Nicholas Rosellini

Resident Coordinator, UN China

Nicholas Rosellini is UN Resident Coordinator and highest-level representative of the UN in China. Mr. Rosellini took up his assignment as the UN Resident Coordinator in the People’s Republic of China in October 2016. He coordinates 24 UN agencies in China in implementing the UN’s development cooperation with China. Prior to this, he served as UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific since January 2009, and most recently also as Director of the Bangkok Regional Hub. Mr. Rosellini has also served as UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Bhutan; and previously in various capacities in UNDP.

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SHA Zukang

Former Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations (UN)

Mr. SHA Zukang was Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. Mr. SHA served as the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva; Director-General, Department of Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In recent years, he served respectively as the Chairperson of the Government Group of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization. Over his 37 years of diplomatic career, his portfolios cover a wide range of fields, including security, economy, social affairs, human rights and humanitarian affairs. Mr. SHA was also elected or appointed as President, Vice-President, Chairman, coordinator and expert in many international conferences in the field of trade, intellectual property, social affairs and telecommunications.

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Beate Trankmann

UNDP Resident Represe ntative in China

Ms. Trankmann has had a diverse career with UNDP since the late 1990s, particularly in the Asia- Pacific region. Most recently she served as United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Mongolia from August 2015 to September 2019. She also served as the UNDP Country Director in Indonesia (2010-2015); Deputy Resident Representative in charge of Programme in Sri Lanka (2005-2010); Assistant Resident Representative responsible for democratic governance in Cambodia (2002-2005); and programme officer in China (1999-2002) and Geneva (1998-99). Prior to joining UNDP, Ms. Trankmann was a research fellow at the European Institute for Asian Studies in Brussels, advising European Union institutions on EU-Asia relations.

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Justin Vaisse

Director-General,

Dr. Justin Vaïsse is the founder and Director General of the Paris Peace Forum. Prior to this role, Justin Vaïsse was Director of Policy Planning at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Justin Vaïsse also served as Director of Research for the Center on the & Europe and as Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the .

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WANG Huiyao

President, Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

Dr. WANG Huiyao is the President of Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a non-government in China that ranked among top 80 think tanks in the world. Dr. Wang is Vice Chairman of China Association for International Economic Cooperation under Ministry of Commerce, Vice Chairman of China Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA). He is also the Dean of Institute of Development Studies at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in China and Vice Chairman of China Talent Society. He was a senior fellow of , an adjunct professor at Guanghua Management School of and Ivey Business School of Western University as well as a visiting fellow at Brookings Institution.

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Vladimir Yakunin

Co-Founder & Supervisory Board Chairman, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC)

Dr. Vladimir Yakunin is a Russian business leader and philanthropist, former President of Russian Railways (2005-2015); Head of the Department of State Governance of the Faculty of Political Science of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Doctor of Political Sciences; he founded the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute. Vladimir Yakunin was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Institute. Vladimir Yakunin has received around 30 state awards, both Russian and international.

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YI Xiaozhun

Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Mr. YI Xiaozhun began his first term as Deputy Director-General of the WTO on 2013. He has been reappointed for a second four-year term, starting on 2017. He represented China as a key negotiator in China’s WTO accession process, making an important contribution to the negotiations. Mr. YI was China's Vice Minister of Commerce in charge of multilateral and regional trade negotiations and cooperation. He played a leading role in negotiating numerous free trade agreements (FTAs), including the China-ASEAN agreement, China's first FTA, and advanced China's involvement with Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC), the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the 10+3 East Asia Summit (EAS) and related high-level meetings.

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YU Yunquan

President, Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS)

Dr. YU is President of Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS). He is deputy director of the International Communication Research Center of the CIPG, researcher, editor-in-chief of “International Communication.” YU’s research focuses on international communication and cultural soft power. In 2014, he was awarded as the fourth batch of National leading talents in the National News Publication Industry.

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ZHU Min

Former Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Mr. ZHU Min graduated from the Economics Department of Fudan University and gained his doctoral degree from Johns Hopkins University. He worked in the World Bank from 1990 to 1996 and went back to China for various positions at the Bank of China where he served as Group Executive Vice President. In October of 2009, he joined the People's Bank of China as the Deputy Governor. In 2011, IMF appointed ZHU Min as the Deputy Managing Director of the organization.

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Co-organized by: Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS) Center for China and Globalization (CCG) Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC)

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