Following two magnitude 7.8 earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and western Syria on Feb. 6, China GEO Secretariat activated its Collaborated network on Disaster Data Response (CDDR) mechanism to provide high-resolution satellite imagery in support of the disaster response.

Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, president of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly made the remarks when visiting the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Beijing on February 2, 2023 during his four-day tour to China. The Center was founded in 2021 and hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to monitor scientific indicators for sustainable development goals (SDGs).