A Chinese envoy to the UN on Wednesday urged the international community to enhance support and increase investment for peace, stability and prosperous development in Africa. Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks at a UN General Assembly high-level thematic debate on peace and security in Africa and the future of peacekeeping operations. Noting that the African continent has generally maintained steady development, Sun emphasized the growing challenges to peace and security, urging greater international attention to these issues. Sun stated that it is essential to support Africa's capacity-building on maintaining peace, resolve African issues in the African way, eliminate conflicts, and actively implement UN Security Council resolutions on financial support for Africa. He emphasized that boosting African countries' development represents both the fundamental solution and most effective way to prevent conflicts, calling on international financial institutions to increase financing support to Africa. Sun added that peacekeeping operations should be better aligned with Africa's actual requirements. Shotlist: UN Headquarters, New York City - June 25, 2025: 1. Meeting in progress; 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to United Nations: "The international community should pay more attention to these and increase investment in peace-building and peacekeeping. Comprehensive measures should be taken across multiple dimensions to support Africa's peace, stability and prosperous development."; 3. Meeting in progress; 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to United Nations (partially overlaid with shot 5): "China is the second-largest financial contributor to UN peacekeeping operations and the largest troop-contributing country among the five permanent UN Security Council members. Chinese peacekeeping forces have been deployed to multiple mission areas in Africa, including South Sudan and Abyei. China and Africa are good brothers, good friends and good partners. China will continue to actively implement relevant measures and make greater contributions to Africa's peace and development through practical actions."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Wau, South Sudan - June 20, 2025 5. Chinese peacekeepers donating school supplies to local students; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: South Sudan - Jan 16, 2025 6. Various of vehicles, Chinese peacekeepers at work. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland, For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use]