Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations Wang
Guangya on Monday called for closer international cooperation in
combating HIV/AIDS.??
The most urgent task now facing the international community in
combating the menace of HIV/AIDS was to continue to take practical
action, strengthen international cooperation and support the work
of the United Nations in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS,
Wang Guangya told a meeting of the Security Council on HIV/AIDS and
Peacekeeping, held at the UN headquarters in New York.
Wang also said that in a certain sense, the Security Council
could also play a due role in facilitating the global struggle
against the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Wang said China welcomes the measures taken by the UN Department
of Peacekeeping Operations in raising the awareness of UN
peacekeepers for guarding against HIV/AIDS, appointing special
advisers and revising the code of conduct for peacekeepers.
These measures will be conducive to protecting peacekeepers from
being harmed by the deadly disease, so as to ensure the smooth
implementation of their missions, Wang said.
Wang expressed the hope that the Security Council would continue
to strengthen its cooperation and coordination with other
international institutions and help attain the Millennium goal in
combating HIV/AIDS.
At the Millennium Summit held in 2000, world leaders committed
themselves to halting and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS by
2015.
(Xinhua News Agency November 18, 2003)