China News Agency, United Nations, December 9th. On December 10, when World Human Rights Day is approaching, Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, delivered a speech saying that protecting human rights and promoting equality are the common ideals of all mankind and the Chinese people. Pursue diligently.

Today's world is faced with numerous and severe challenges. For the goal of equality for all, we must continue to make unremitting efforts.

　　The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948.

In 1950, the United Nations General Assembly officially designated December 10th each year as Human Rights Day.

The theme of this year's Human Rights Day is "All Equality".

　　Zhang Jun said that the opening of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights clearly stated: "All people are born free and equal in dignity and rights." The promotion and protection of human rights is a dynamic process.

He elaborated four points on the goal of achieving equality for all.

　　One is to ensure a fair distribution of vaccines.

Faced with the raging epidemic, human life is the most precious.

It is necessary to allow vaccines to reach more countries, especially developing countries, at a faster speed and at lower cost, so as to eliminate the "immunization gap" as soon as possible.

　　The second is to resolutely eliminate racism and racial discrimination.

Racism is a legacy of history. It is widespread in some countries, causing inequality, oppression and violence.

The international community must fully and effectively implement the Durban Declaration and Program of Action and take concrete actions to jointly create a social environment free from discrimination.

　　The third is to respect the right of people of all countries to independently choose their development path.

Human rights are universal, but there are many ways to realize human rights, and the right ones are the best.

Countries should strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, and find a human rights development path that suits them in accordance with their own national conditions and people's needs.

Countless cases have repeatedly proved that the democratic human rights model imposed by the outside does not work.

　　Fourth, politicization and double standards must be discarded.

Human rights and democracy are not the patents of a few countries, nor are they tools for self-promotion, division of camps, and starting a new cold war.

In the name of human rights and democracy, interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, instigating confrontation and conflict, and imposing unilateral sanctions indiscriminately is the biggest violation and destruction of human rights and democracy.

　　Zhang Jun said that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people have made arduous exploration and struggle for human rights, respect for human rights, protection of human rights, and development of human rights.

We insist on people’s democracy. The 1.4 billion Chinese people have truly become masters of the country, society, and their own destiny. They enjoy the most extensive, true and effective democracy in the entire democratic process.

We insist that people enjoy a happy life is the greatest human right. We have historically solved the problem of absolute poverty and achieved the poverty reduction goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule.

We insist that people are supreme and life is supreme, and we have achieved major strategic results in epidemic prevention and control. We have provided more than 1.85 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 120 countries and international organizations, ranking first in the world.

　　Zhang Jun said that the level of the Chinese people's enjoyment of human rights continues to reach a new level, and they have also made positive contributions to the advancement of the cause of human rights in the world.

The pursuit of better human rights is endless.

China has been on the road and will not stop.

He called on all countries to work together to build a better world where "everyone enjoys human rights."

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