World · East Asia & Pacific · 13 hrs ago
UN official hopes Shenzhen APEC meeting will advance global agenda
APEC leaders will meet in Shenzhen on Nov.
18–19 for the group’s 33rd leaders’ meeting.
A UN under-secretary for policy affairs said he hopes the meeting’s outcomes will advance the UN’s wider agenda.
China is hosting APEC for the third time, with the theme “Building an Asia-Pacific community, promoting shared prosperity” and priorities of openness, innovation and cooperation.
The official said APEC and other multilateral forums complement the UN, rather than replace it.
He wants APEC members at different levels of development to find ways to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The meeting is expected to bring major economies together for dialogue and cooperation.
The UN under-secretary-general for policy affairs said he hoped the APEC meeting in Shenzhen would produce positive results and advance the UN’s wider global agenda.
The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting is scheduled for November 18 and 19.
China set “Building an Asia-Pacific Community, Promoting Common Prosperity” as the meeting’s theme.
China identified openness, innovation and cooperation as the meeting’s three priorities.
The UN official said multilateral platforms such as APEC complement the work of the United Nations rather than replace it.
- Who
- APEC leaders will attend, and the UN under-secretary-general for policy affairs spoke about the meeting.
- What
- The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting is scheduled to take place. The UN official hopes it will support the UN’s wider global agenda.
- When
- November 18–19, 2026.
- Where
- Shenzhen, China.
- Why
- China’s stated theme is building an Asia-Pacific community and promoting common prosperity. The UN official hopes the meeting will help advance the global agenda, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The UN under-secretary-general for policy affairs spoke to China News Service and other media about the planned Shenzhen meeting.
The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting is scheduled to take place in Shenzhen.
- Meeting
- 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
- Dates
- November 18–19, 2026
- Location
- Shenzhen, China
- Theme
- Building an Asia-Pacific Community, Promoting Common Prosperity
- Priorities
- Openness, innovation and cooperation
What people are saying
We have high expectations for this meeting and hope it can produce positive results and help the United Nations make progress on the broader global agenda.
These platforms complement the work of the United Nations, rather than replace it.
We very much hope that APEC can bring together cooperation forces from different regions and members at different levels of development, and thereby find ways to advance the Sustainable Development Goals—which is our (the United Nations’) global agenda.