Statement by Mr.Liu Xinsheng, Alternate Representative of the Chinese Delegation on item 4 Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the 57th Session of the Human Rights Commission(22/03/2001)
2003-11-25 10:36
(March 22, 2001) |
Mr. Chairman, The
Chinese delegation would like to make the following comments
on the work and the report of the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights. The Chinese
Delegation supports the efforts of Mme. Robinson, the High
Commissioner, for the promotion and protection of human
rights. We praise her for consistently emphasizing the equal
importance of both categories of human fights and her appeal
at various occasions cooperation rather than confrontation
between states on human rights questions. We have also noted
that the High Commissioner attaches importance to economic,
social and cultural rights and the right to development and
that she hopes to strengthen the efforts of UN in this area.
She also encourages governments to take multifaceted
measures to raise the levels of enjoyment of economic,
social and cultural rights by their people. We deem these
views to be in line with the concern of the developing
countries and conductive to constructing an atmosphere of
dialog and cooperation in the international human right
arena. The High
Commissioner’s Office, as a component part of the
United Nations Secretariat, receives its mandate from UNGA
Resolution 48/141, the latter being the legal basis for the
High Commissioner and her Office to carry out dialog and
cooperation with states. We hope the High Commissioner and
her Office will strictly abided by that resolution in their
activities, as this is the only way by which they will enjoy
trust, support and cooperation from the member
states. The Chinese delegation
supports the High Commissioner’s visit to Palestine in
accordance with the resolution adopted by the Special
Session of the Human Rights Commission on the Palestine
Question. The High Commissioner made a detailed report on
the visit and its results. We are satisfied with this. We
believe her report on the visit along with her
recommendations will contribute to the relaxation of the
situation in the area concerned.
The World Conference against Racism will be
convened this year with the regional preparatory meetings
already completed. We note that the High Commissioner has
taken part in all regional preparatory meetings. At present,
the preparations for the Conference, especially the drafting
of the final document, have entered a critical stage. We
hope the High Commissioner will step up her exchanges and
cooperation with member states in this process, so as to
fully take into account the views of countries in various
regions and maximize the World Conference’s
possibility to reflect the views of all
sides.
Mr. Chairman,
The Chinese government has always held the view
that the protection and promotion of human rights should be
realized through international cooperation on the basis of
equality and mutual respect. We remain committed to carrying
out technical cooperation with the High Commissioner’s
Office in the field of human rights. In November 2000, the
High Commissioner, Mme. Robinson, paid a visit to China and
signed with China a Memorandum of Understanding on Technical
Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights. Thanks to the
concerted efforts and close cooperation between the two
sides, the first project of cooperation under the MOU, the
Workshop on Punishment of Minor Crimes has already been held
successfully in Beijing this February.
Mr.
Chairman, The Chinese
delegation endeavors to protect and promote human rights and
carries out international human rights cooperation in an
active way. It supports the positive role played by the High
Commissioner’s Office in this field. We are convinced
that when guided by the principles of equal consultation,
mutual respect and moving forward step-by-step, the
cooperation between the two sides will continue to score
progress.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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