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CHINA:
Cui Tiankai said that the preamble and principles
section should set forth the relationship between alleviating
population pressure, eliminating poverty, developing the economy
and protecting the environment. The right to development should
also be included. In order to make the document more
comprehensive and responsive to the needs of developing
countries, the following areas should be included: elimination of
hunger and malnutrition, food security, alleviation of natural
disasters, improvement of human settlements, and human resources
development. The sections on means of implementation and
follow-up should be improved. Finally, international
organizations in the field of population and development should
strengthen their coordination, improve efficiency, fully utilize
their respective expertise, and adopt practical and effective
measures.