UNITED NATIONS, March 31 (Xinhua) -- UN mandate-related reform should focus on achieving tangible results while steering clear of formalism and bureaucratic practices and avoiding past pitfalls, such as creating redundant and overlapping structures, a Chinese envoy said Tuesday.
At present, the international situation is becoming increasingly turbulent, with mounting global challenges and heavy blows to multilateralism and the United Nations, said Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, in his explanation of vote on the UN General Assembly Draft Resolution on Mandate Creation, Implementation and Review for An Efficient and Effective United Nations.
"China supports the UN in reforming and renewing itself, keeping pace with the times, and better fulfilling the mandates entrusted to it by member states," Sun said.
Noting that the resolution is an important part of the UN80 Initiative, Sun said it sets forth important principles and useful actions for improving mandate creation, implementation and review. "We hope these principles and actions will be effectively implemented and provide useful guidance to member states and the Secretariat."
He said that the purpose of the mandate implementation review reform is to help the United Nations improve its effectiveness and efficiency and serve the goal of revitalizing its authority and renewing its vitality, stressing that the reform should adhere to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, effectively safeguard the leadership and equal participation of all member states, and advance the organization's three pillars in a balanced manner.
With developing countries accounting for two-thirds of UN membership, the reform should fully consider the urgent needs and common concerns of developing countries, pay particular attention to the impact on the development pillar and development mandates, and prioritize institutional and resource support for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, he said.
Sun noted that the reform should be action-oriented, calling on the Secretariat to conduct its work in accordance with the resolution by making full use of existing resources and mechanisms, fostering a culture of efficiency, strengthening budgetary discipline, and improving system-wide quality and efficiency in the United Nations.
China will continue working with all countries and the Secretariat to play a constructive role in supporting the United Nations' long-term development and in reforming and improving global governance, he said. ■
