中国常驻联合国代表团关于儿童基金执行主任讲话的发言
The Statement by the Permanent Mission of China to the UN on the Remarks by the Executive Director of UNICEF
主席先生,
Mr. President,
中国代表团对儿童基金执行局新任主席、副主席表示祝贺,对2013年执行局主席和副主席表示感谢,赞赏雷克执行主任所作的发言及其对儿童基金2013年工作的回顾和对2014年工作的展望,并对上个月在喀布尔遇难的两名儿童基金工作人员家属表述诚挚慰问。
The Chinese delegation wishes to congratulate the newly appointed President and vice presidents of the UNICEF Executive Board, thank the outgoing President and Vice Presidents of the 2013 Executive Board, and appreciate Executive Director Mr. Anthony Lake’s remarks and review introduction to the work of UNICEF in 2013 and its priorities in 2014. The Chinese delegation also wishes to express its deep condolence cues to the families of the two UNICEF staff members in Kabul last month.
首先,中方赞赏儿童基金2013年在执行主任的领导下,积极应对不断变化和日益严峻的国际挑战,在制定2014-2017年战略计划、落实联合国发展业务活动四年期综合政策审议(QCPR)决议要求、强化国家主导发展、促进实现儿童权利和公平、促进性别平等和女性赋权、提高人道主义应对行动和能力、加强评估和问责制等方面取得的积极进展,支持儿童基金2014年工作重点。希望儿童基金在新战略计划期继续深化与各国的合作关系,尤其是与方案国的沟通和协调,确保新战略计划实施过程中的稳定性和连续性,并注重增强与方案国战略规划和优先发展目标的紧密联系,切实推动发展中国家实现均衡与可持续发展,并始终将支持儿童生存、发展和保护作为重中之重。
China commends the efforts made by UNICEF in 2013, under the leadership of the Executive Director, to proactively respond to the ever-changing and increasingly formidable international challenges. The encouraging progress has been made in such areas as preparing the Strategic Plan 2014-2017; implementing the mandate from the GA QCPR (of UN operational activities for development) resolution; bolstering the country-led development; promoting the realization of children’s rights and equity; promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women; upgrading humanitarian responses and capabilities; and enhancing evaluation and accountability. China endorses the focus areas for UNICEF’s work in 2014,and hopes that UNICEF, in the new cycle of strategic plan, will continue to cement the ties of cooperation with countries and especially to strengthen the communication and coordination with the program countries, to ensure the stability and continuity in the implementation of the new strategic plan, and to focus on increasing synergy with the strategic planning and development priorities of the program countries, by giving top priority to programs and other measures supporting the survival, development as well as protection of children.