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United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Associate Administrator Haoliang Xu will visit Armenia from October 14 to 17 to participate in the Leaders’ Summit of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), hosted by Armenia, UNDP Armenia reported.
"As the second-highest-ranking official of UNDP, Mr. Haoliang Xu will join global leaders, heads of international organizations, policymakers, and development partners to advance international cooperation on biodiversity, sustainable development, and financing for nature-positive development," UNDP Armenia said.
According to the UNDP Armenia press release, during his visit, Mr. Xu is scheduled to engage with senior representatives of the Armenian authorities, including bilateral meetings with the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr. Mher Grigoryan, and Vice-President of the National Assembly, Mr. Hayk Konjoryan. He will also meet with UNDP Armenia Country Office staff and visit a UNDP-supported energy efficiency project showcasing sustainable development solutions at the local level.
The UNDP Associate Administrator will participate in the COP17 Leaders' Summit and is expected to contribute to the high-level roundtable on “The Political Imperative: Safeguarding Nature for Peace, Security and Development.”
Appointed UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator in 2023, Mr. Haoliang Xu, a Chinese national, brings more than three decades of development experience across Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and global policy leadership. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.