APDF发声联合国非政府组织大会引发各界关注

‍‍2019年8月26-28日，第68届联合国非政府组织大会（The 68th UN Civil Society Conference)在美国犹他州盐湖城举行。此次大会主题为:「建立包容性的可持续发展城市与社区」

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The 68th UN Civil Society Conference was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, August 26-28, 2019. The theme of the conference is：「Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities」

联合国非政府组织大会每年一届，吸引着成千上万的非政府组织代表、学术界、公共和私营部门以及其他来自世界各地的青年领导人代表，讨论关系联合国当前议程的关键问题。会议由联合国全球通讯部，盐湖城和非政府组织执行委员会共同主办，是联合国非政府组织日历上的首要活动，也是全世界规模最大级别最高的的非政府组织大会，是联合国践行公民社会参与联合国事务的一个重要途径，得到联合国历任秘书长和联大主席的大力支持。

The annual meeting of the United Nations Conference on Non-Governmental Organizations attracts thousands of representatives of non-governmental organizations, academia, the public and private sectors, and other youth leaders from around the world to discuss key issues concerning the current agenda of the United Nations. Co-sponsored by the United Nations Department of Global Communications, Salt Lake City and the NGO Executive Committee, the conference is the premier event on the calendar of UN NGOs and the largest NGO conference in the world. It is an important way for the United Nations to practice civil society's participation in the affairs of the United Nations. It has received strong support from the past Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the General Assembly.

‍‍何昌成主席应邀与来自非政府组织、联合国机构、学术界、信仰传统、公共和私营部门以及其他来自世界各地的青年领导人代表参加了本次会议，并作为本届大会唯一一位设计领域的演讲嘉宾在“数字经济与创新设计研讨会”做主旨演讲，以“为地球而设计”作为演讲主题，呼吁全球设计师共同关注地球的未来，并将自己的实践导向可持续议程，为地球及其所有居民创造一个更可持续的世界生态。因此演讲格外受到瞩目，当演讲结束后，许多与会国际友人纷纷前来与何主席合影留念并表示期待与APDF建立紧密交流与合作。

President He Changcheng was invited to participate in this meeting with representatives from non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, academia, faith traditions, the public and private sectors, and other youth leaders from around the world. As the only speaker in the design field of this conference, he gave a keynote speech on “Designing for the Earth” at the “Digital Economy and Innovation Design Seminar”,calling on global designers to focus on the future of the planet and to direct their practices to a sustainable agenda that creates a more sustainable world ecosystem for the planet and all its inhabitants. Therefore, the speech was particularly eye-catching. After the speech, many international friends from the conference took photos with President He and expressed their expectation to establish close communication and cooperation with APDF.

‍‍此外，演讲还得到赢得了联合国非政府组织高层的特别关注，新一届联合国执行委员会联席主席、非政府组织新闻部执行委员会主任帕特里克·西亚拉塔特别邀请何主席撰写文章，希望通过APDF为下一届会议注入更多新的想法和计划，为可持续城市和包容性社会的目标提供有意义的合作并提供一个坚实的合作平台，并通过这些想法和行动计划将推动我们走向我们所追求的更好的世界。

In addition, the speech has won special attention from the top of the UN NGOs. The new co-chair of the UN Executive Committee and the director of the Executive Committee of the NGO Department of Public Information, Patrick Sylatta, specially invited President He to write an article. He hoped that APDF will inject more new ideas and plans for the next conference, provide meaningful cooperation for the goals of sustainable cities and inclusive societies and provide a solid platform for cooperation. And hoped to drive us to the better world we are pursuing through these ideas and action plans.

图为联合国媒体在会议现场采访何昌成主席。

This picture is an interview to President He Changcheng by the UN media on the spot.