A Chinese envoy on Thursday pledged China's continued support for UN peacebuilding efforts so as to contribute to the achievement of lasting peace in the world.
Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, made the pledge at the Informal Interactive Dialogue on the 2025 Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture which was held on Thursday at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
China looks forward to UN member states upholding the spirit of solidarity, collaboration, efficiency and pragmatism, and, in the light of the new situation and new tasks, steadily carrying out the review on the basis of full consultations, so as to promote the further enhancement of the effectiveness of the peacebuilding architecture and to play a greater role in its implementation, Geng said.
As for peacebuilding, Geng noted that the countries concerned must take the lead, development must be prioritized, cost efficiency should be promoted, and communication and coordination should be maintained.
The countries concerned bear the primary responsibility for peacebuilding in their own countries, Geng stressed.
The international community should strike a balance between the sovereignty of the countries concerned and international support, effectively respect, mobilize, and leverage the leading role of the countries concerned, support them in exploring a development path in line with their national conditions, and provide targeted assistance based on their will and the needs on the ground, he said.
"Without development, there can be no lasting peace. Peacebuilding efforts should focus on the most urgent needs of the countries concerned, while taking a long-term view by prioritizing resources in such key areas as poverty eradication, universal education, job creation, public health, and capacity building, so as to enhance the countries' internal momentum for development and gradually eliminate the root causes of conflict," Geng said.
In the current situation of the resource constraints in the United Nations, the efficiency of peacebuilding funds should be enhanced, Geng said, calling for practicing economy to ensure the investment will yield real results, and on the other hand, innovate partnerships and expand financing channels.
"China has always actively supported peacebuilding efforts of the countries concerned through bilateral and multilateral channels. Through the China-UN Peace and Development Fund, China has carried out many peacebuilding projects. We will actively participate in the next phase of the review and continue to support the UN peacebuilding efforts, so as to contribute to the achievement of lasting peace," Geng added.
China reaffirms continued support for UN peacebuilding efforts
