双语 | 联合国驻华协调员常启德向中国国家主席习近平递交委任书
2021年4月14日下午，联合国驻华协调员常启德在人民大会堂举行的仪式中向中国国家主席习近平递交了委任书。
常启德先生于2021年1月16日起担任联合国驻华协调员。驻地协调员是联合国发展系统最高级别驻地代表。他是联合国秘书长的指定代表，并汇报给联合国秘书长。
新任联合国驻华协调员来华履新时节恰逢中国政府与联合国签署2021-2025可持续发展合作框架首年。新的可持续发展合作框架将帮助中国在2020年之后的发展前景中，拥抱和应对新的机遇与挑战，并在以下领域维护现有成果。
联合国驻华系统祝贺中国在消除极端贫困方面取得的成就，并做好准备，在未来数年支持中国实现乡村振兴。联合国驻华系统对中国在应对2019冠状病毒病方面采取的强劲公共卫生措施表示赞赏，也非常欢迎中国作出将2019冠状病毒病疫苗变成全球公共产品的承诺。
中国近期承诺，将力争于2030年前达到二氧化碳排放的峰值，于2060年实现碳中和，这一议程充满雄心壮志。联合国将在实现这些目标方面继续提供支持、开展合作。中国国际发展合作具有广泛影响，联合国驻华系统希望通过南南合作，向全球特别是非洲分享中国发展经验的愿望。
今年是中国恢复联合国合法席位50周年。双方一致认同联合国和中国关系的历史重要性，并继续共同致力于践行多边主义原则，推动2030年可持续发展议程和可持续发展目标的落实。
常启德先生在国际合作、可持续发展、人道主义协调以及和平与安全领域拥有超过25年的工作经验，曾在联合国多家机构以及其他国际组织任职。
在履新联合国驻华协调员之前，常启德先生曾担任联合国驻肯尼亚协调员，此前还曾先后出任过多个联合国领导层职位，包括联合国开发署和人口基金驻肯尼亚代表、联合国项目事务署中东和欧洲区域代表，以及联合国伊拉克援助团办公室主任。他还曾在联合国儿童基金会印度尼西亚、索马里、南苏丹和苏丹办事处担任领导职务，并参与了联合国波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那特派团的工作。
常启德先生还曾就职于红十字会与红新月会国际联合会，担任首席外联官和资源动员部门负责人。
常启德先生毕业于印度国防学院，并拥有美国普林斯顿大学公共政策硕士学位。
On 14 April 2021, Siddharth Chatterjee, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, has presented credentials to the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, at a ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People.
Mr Siddharth Chatterjee took office as the UN Resident Coordinator in China on 16 January 2021. The Resident Coordinator (RC) is the highest-ranking representative of the UN Development System. He is the designated representative of - and reports to - the UN Secretary-General.
The arrival of the new UN Resident Coordinator in China coincides with the first year of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for the People’s Republic of China 2021-2025, jointly signed between the Government of China and the UN in China. The new UNSDCF will help China meet and respond to new opportunities and challenges presented by its post-2020 development landscape, while preserving gains in the following areas.
The UN in China congratulates China on its’ achievement in the eradication of extreme poverty and stands ready to support China in achieving rural revitalization in coming years. Commending China’s robust public health measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN in China also welcomes China’s commitment to make COVID-vaccines a global public good.
Describing China’s recent pledge to achieve peak carbon emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060 as an ambitious agenda, the UN in China assures continued support and cooperation in fulfilling these targets. Understanding the impact of China’s international development cooperation, the UN in China now desires to share China’s development lessons through South-South Cooperation, focusing on Africa.
With this year marking the 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Lawful Seat of China in the UN, both sides understand the historical importance of the UN-China relationship and remain committed to the principles of multilateralism, as the two strive towards the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mr Chatterjee has more than 25 years of experience in international cooperation, sustainable development, humanitarian coordination, and peace and security, which he has acquired at the United Nations and externally.
Most recently, he served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya after holding other leadership positions across the organization, including Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Kenya, Regional Director for the Middle East and Europe for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Denmark and Chief of Staff in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). He also held leadership positions with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Indonesia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and United Nations peacekeeping operations with the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH).
Mr Chatterjee has also served in the Red Cross Movement (IFRC) as the Chief Diplomat and Head of Resource Mobilization in Switzerland.
Mr Chatterjee holds a master’s degree in public policy from Princeton University in the United States and a bachelor’s degree from the National Defence Academy in India.
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