On June 27, 2024, the Seminar on Capacity Building in Poverty Reduction of Small and Medium Enterprises and NGOs for Developing Countries, hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and organized by the International Poverty Reduction Center in China (#IPRCC), officially kicked off in Beijing. Jie Ping, Deputy Director General of IPRCC, delivered a welcome speech. Mr. Sanjeewa Wimalagunarathna, Director General of the National Secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations of Sri Lanka, spoke on behalf of the participants.
The 14-day seminar welcomed 37 officials from poverty reduction, public security, and public service departments across eight countries, including South Africa, Nigeria, Lesotho, Egypt, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Jordan, and Sri Lanka. During the program, participants also conducted field visits to Nanning and Baise in #Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.