UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Kanni Wignaraja, visited China to engage in high-level bilateral meetings with senior government officials on advancing sustainable development. The discussions centered on UNDP cooperation to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building upon previous dialogues from her visit to China in November. Wignaraja participated in a UNDP-led SDG Impact Conference on sustainable financing, where she highlighted the role of sustainable finance and impact investments in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon future. During her field visits to Changshu and Suzhou, Wignaraja explored innovative solutions for sustainable development, including hydrogen technology. She visited a hydrogen refueling station, a metal plate manufacturing factory for hydrogen fuel cells, and engaged with the China-Europe Hydrogen Technology Innovation Center. In Suzhou, she discussed sustainable development projects with local officials and visited the SDG Demonstration Project site. In Shanghai, Wignaraja met with government representatives to strengthen UNDP's partnership on development cooperation, focusing on biodiversity finance and advancing SDG progress in China. The visit underscored the importance of collaboration and innovation in achieving sustainable development goals and highlighted the potential of hydrogen technology in promoting clean and renewable energy.