On October 29, 2024, Assistant Foreign Minister Miao Deyu attended and delivered a speech at the celebration of United Nations Day hosted by the Office of the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations (UN) Development System in China.
Miao Deyu extended congratulations on the 79th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, saying that the United Nations is the core platform for practicing multilateralism and advancing global governance. China firmly supports the central role of the United Nations in international affairs, deeply participates in important processes such as the Summit of the Future, contributes to the development and revitalization of the Global South, and advances world modernization with concrete actions. President Xi Jinping has put forward the important vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind as well as the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, contributing Chinese wisdom to solving the problems facing mankind and injecting Chinese strength into the cause of the United Nations.
Miao Deyu stressed that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In accordance with the blueprint drawn up at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, China is further deepening reform comprehensively to advance high-standard opening-up, which will bring new opportunities to the Global South and global modernization.
Miao Deyu pointed out that over the past 45 years, the UN development system has made important contributions to China's development. He expressed the hope that the UN development system in China will continue to synergize with China's development priorities and make new contributions to China's high-quality development and modernization drive, the Belt and Road cooperation and the Global Development Initiative.
Resident Coordinator of the UN Development System to China Siddharth Chatterjee said that the UN development system in China has witnessed China's tremendous development achievements, and will deepen cooperation with China, actively provide support for China's high-quality development, and work together to implement the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.