Utah China Friendship Improvement Sharing Hands Development and Commerce (Utah China F.I.S.H.D.&C.) , a non-governmental organization in special consultative status with Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, joined the Mountain Partnership.

Utah International Mountain Forum congratulates Ms. Wendy Jyang, President of Utah China F.I.S.H.D.&C. with such a new important step in this NGO activities.

Ms. Wendy Jyang and her NGO supported several UIMF initiatives with focus on the promotion of the sustainable mountain development agenda of the United Nations in the State of Utah, North America and at the United Nations.

Ms. Jyang was a very active contributor to the activities and agenda of the fourth international Women of the Mountains Conference which UIMF hosted at UVU in October 2015. The conference was highlighted in the UN Secretary Generals report on SMD  A/71/256  on July 29, 2016.

Her NGO co-sponsored joint written statements, which highlighted UVU student engaged learning model to advocate for SMD agenda, during the 53rd session of the UN Commission on Social development in January-February, 2018, during 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2018, and during the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July, 2018.

              Yanko Dzhukev, UIMF Liaison for MPS under FAO-UN