China extends support to UN ‘Summit of the Future’

By Anadolu staff

ANKARA (AA) – China has extended its support to the upcoming UN “Summit of the Future,” saying Beijing stays a “staunch force for safeguarding world peace and stability.”

In a “position paper” for the summit and the 79th UN General Assembly Session, China said in a statement on Thursday that it is committed to building an “open” world economy and calls on the international community to meet the common needs of all countries, particularly developing countries, and address the development imbalances between and within countries caused by global allocation of resources to achieve “mutual benefit, win-win outcomes and common prosperity.”

China said it is ready to work with “all parties” to further deepen green and low-carbon cooperation, facilitate the full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement, and jointly contribute to global sustainable development.

It also extended support to UN agencies in leveraging their expertise and coordinating role in food security to mobilize scaled-up assistance from the international community, developed countries in particular, to meet the pressing needs of people in relevant countries.

“Greater support should be given to developing countries, especially the most vulnerable countries, to help them advance capacity for food security,” it maintained. 

Beijing said it is committed to protecting the rights and interests of women and children, adding that there is no “one-size-fits-all” model for promoting and protecting human rights and that the paths of human rights advancement can have “inevitable” differences.

“China stands firm against Cold War mentality, opposes ideological bias, rejects unilateralism and protectionism, and objects to bloc formation, fragmentation and disorder,” it added.

With the future in mind, China remains committed to harnessing the power of science, technology, and innovation for the benefit of “all humanity, it added.