THE United Nations (U.N.) announced Monday at its headquarters in New York that Tencent will provide comprehensive technical solutions for the organization as a global partner.

The U.N. will use online platforms developed by Tencent, including Tencent’s VooV Meeting platform, WeChat Work and Tencent Artificial Intelligence Simultaneous Interpretation, to hold thousands of online meetings.

This indicates that the biggest global dialogue will be brought online with the support of the Chinese tech company, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported yesterday.

The U.N. said this is a new and innovative global cooperation. Tencent will provide the UN75 campaign with videoconferencing and digital dialogue tools to boost the online outreach and overall promotion of the initiative.

“We are strengthening the UN75 initiative in the digital space and adapting to the current constraints; this partnership could not have been more timely and valuable,” said Fabrizio Hochschild, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Preparations for the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary. He added that the U.N. is grateful to Tencent for its generous support to the UN75 initiative.

“Global collaboration not only plays a vital role in human well-being and our future, but is also the key to fighting the current global pandemic. Tencent is honored to participate in and facilitate UN75 global conversations. We will spare no effort in providing technical solutions to support online meetings and idea exchanges for the U.N., with the aim of bringing the global village even closer together,” said Martin Lau, president of Tencent.

(Wang Jingli)