The 2025 China-Germany Human Rights Development Forum was held in Beijing on Thursday, bringing together 30 experts from both countries to discuss aligning international development cooperation with humanitarian assistance either online or in person. Amid rising global challenges, participants called for genuine multilateralism and development-driven solutions to address the root causes of crises and strengthen global human rights governance. "The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 shows that 800 million people around the world still live in extreme poverty, and billions of people are in want of safe drinking water and hygiene services. The advancement of human rights worldwide faces severe challenges, urgently requiring the international community to unite in addressing them. As the world's second and third largest economies and major countries in the world, China and Germany should all the more shoulder greater responsibilities," said Li Hongkui, vice chairman and secretary general of China Foundation for Human Rights Development. Herta Daubler-Gmelin, former German minister of justice, attended the forum via video link. Humanitarian aid and development cooperation are two pillars of global solidarity, she said, adding that development assistance strengthens resilience and capacity in recipient countries. The forum was hosted by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the Germany Friedrich Albert Foundation. Since launching dialog in 1999, the two institutions have built a long-term partner SHOTLIST: Beijing, China - Dec 11, 2025 1. Various of 2025 China-Germany Human Rights Development Forum in progress, participants; screen showing participants attending forum via video link; 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Hongkui, vice chairman/secretary general, China Foundation for Human Rights Development: "The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 shows that 800 million people around the world still live in extreme poverty, and billions of people are in want of safe drinking water and hygiene services. The advancement of human rights worldwide faces severe challenges, urgently requiring the international community to unite in addressing them. As the world's second and third largest economies and major countries in the world, China and Germany should all the more shoulder greater responsibilities."; 3. Various of forum in progress; 4. Screen showing Herta Daubler-Gmelin, former German minister of justice, attending forum via video link; 5. Various of forum in progress; screen showing participants attending forum via video link. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]