China called for undertaking a long-term view on reforms of the United Nations on Monday, stressing that all reform measures should prioritize the interests of the broad membership, particularly developing countries.
Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks at an Informal Plenary Meeting on the UN80 Initiative held during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
The UN80 Initiative is a wide-ranging reform effort launched to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN's founding.
Sun noted that the UN80 Initiative has continued to advance in depth and substance with both positive progress achieved and demanding tasks ahead.
Any reform measure introduced must place the broad membership, in particular developing countries, at the center, Sun noted.
He said that China is ready to work with Member States to promote reform that serves the long-term development of the UN and the common interests of all Member States, and looks forward to receiving relevant timelines and specific proposals.
China urges long-term perspective on UN reform
Russia said on Tuesday that it had taken control of two more settlements from Ukraine, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported repelling Russian offensives on multiple fronts.
Russia's Defense Ministry said in its latest report that over the past 24 hours, its forces captured the key logistics hub of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, and the village of Novoyakovlivka in southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia.
The Russian forces also carried out strikes on 154 targets using tactical aircraft, attack drones, missile forces and artillery, and these targets included Ukraine's energy infrastructure as well as storage and launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said in a situation report that as of 08:00 Tuesday, it had carried out strikes on Russian drone control stations, multiple rocket launch systems and command posts over the past day.
The Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in several directions, including Kupiansk and Lyman, the report said.
Furthermore, Ukraine's local authorities and the country's energy ministry said on Tuesday that the Russian forces launched air strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure from late Monday night to early Tuesday morning.
The attacks left dozens of people injured in Odesa city and Mykolaiv Oblast, and triggered power outages in multiple areas, the Ukrainian side said.
Russia captures two more settlements from Ukraine, while Ukraine repels Russian offensives on multiple fronts
