On 3–4 November 2026, in the city of Xi'an (PRC), a delegation of the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, led by SCO Deputy Secretary-General Ahmad Saidmurodzoda, took part in the 15th International Forum of the United Nations on Energy for Sustainable Development.
The event was hosted by five UN regional commissions (ESCAP, ECE, ECLAC, ESCWA and ECA) and the People's Government of Shaanxi Province of the People's Republic of China.
In his address at the plenary session, Ahmad Saidmurodzoda spoke about the coordinated approaches of the member states in the energy sector and the work of the Organization's specialized interaction mechanism — the Meeting of Ministers of Energy. The participants were also presented with the main provisions of the SCO Strategy for the Development of Energy Cooperation until 2030, the Plan for its implementation, and the two statements adopted on 1 September 2026 during the SCO Bishkek Summit by the Council of Heads of State — on the development of interaction in the field of energy saving and energy efficiency, as well as in the sphere of energy systems.
As part of his participation in the forum, the Deputy Secretary-General held working meetings with representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
