UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 3  -- A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on the international community to enhance cooperation and develop comprehensive solutions to address the issue of refugees.

Wu Haitao, China's deputy representative to the UN, made the appeal at a General Assembly debate on the issue of refugees.

Wu said the international community needs to accelerate the implementation of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, fully leverage the coordinating role of such organizations as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and develop and implement comprehensive solutions.

"The UNHCR and other humanitarian agencies need to strengthen coordination, rationalize resource allocation and utilization, enhance emergency response to the current refugee crisis, and lift the burden of the developing countries who host refugees for years," he added.

Wu noted that as a permanent member of the Security Council and the largest developing country, China has always been committed to maintaining world peace and promoting common development.

"We have actively advocated political settlement of hot-spot issues and contributed to addressing the refugee problem," said Wu. "China has provided large amounts of humanitarian assistance to Syriaand other countries in the Middle East."

"We stand ready to work with other countries to promote the international protection of refugees and strive for an early, comprehensive and durable solution to the global refugee problem," he said.