| China draws attention to the "crisis of unprecedented development" |
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China on Tuesday urged the international community to pay attention to the "crisis of unprecedented development, while addressing the international financial crisis.
Liu Zhenmin, deputy Chinese permanent representative to the UN, spoke about this at the plenary session of the General Assembly commenting on the report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the organization. "In addition to the absence of a fundamental improvement of the severe lack of resources for development, countries in the developing world are now faced with national economic difficulties and worsening of the external development environment as a result the international financial crisis which has undermined their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), "said Liu. "Although countries in the developing world are not responsible for the crisis, they are the main victims," he said, continuing: "To cope with the global financial crisis, we should also focus our attention on the crisis unprecedented development. " The ambassador stressed that any measures to solve the financial crisis should take into account the need for development, including the special concerns of least developed and African countries. He urged the United Nations to increase input for development, to play a greater role in resolving the financial crisis and to promote development, and work hard to create an international environment conducive to developing countries' development in order 'achieve the MDGs. |
