UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 12 -- A Chinese envoy on Thursday said the peace and development efforts of the developing countries should be vigorously supported to address the root causes of the humanitarian crisis.

Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks at a meeting of the General Assembly on "Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, Including Special Economic Assistance."

"The underlying causes of the many conflict-induced humanitarian crises are the acute economic and social problems faced by the developing countries as a result of protracted poverty and underdevelopment," Liu said.

He called on the international community to provide more resources, effectively implement its commitment to helping developing countries with their economic growth and sustainable development, address the root causes of the economic and social problems confronted by the developing countries, and help disaster-affected countries to achieve smooth transition from emergency relief to long-term development.

Further, the envoy pointed out that greater input should be made to strengthen capacity and resilience-building of the developing countries.

"Information technologies have greatly enhanced the way to prevent and respond to disasters," he said. "The United Nations should increase its input and help developing countries resolve their bottleneck in capital and technology so as to effectively enhance the risk management capacity and overall resilience of the developing countries."

In addition, Liu said the international humanitarian relief efforts must be conducted in accordance with the UN Charter and the basic principles governing humanitarian assistance established in GA resolution 46/182.

"They must respect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the recipient countries, abide by international law and the law of the host country, avoid politicization of humanitarian issues and insist on the non-militarization of humanitarian assistance," he said.

The Chinese ambassador also highlighted the central role of the UN in leading and coordinating international humanitarian efforts.

"China hopes that the UN humanitarian system will further improve its mechanisms, enhance coordination and step up partnership building, and increase the effectiveness of its humanitarian work by identifying the needs and priority areas of recipient countries and people and promoting synergy of relief efforts at national, regional and international levels," he said.

"As a developing country prone to natural disasters, China fully understands the misery that the disasters have inflicted on the local population," said Liu, who added that China attaches great importance to international cooperation in the field of humanitarian affairs, and will continue to make its own contribution to the international humanitarian cause.

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