UN official hails China's help for needy

UNITED NATIONS - China's experience and "enormous progress" in emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction provide a good example for the rest of the world, said a senior UN official.

Valerie Amos, a former British diplomat who heads the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), will visit Shanghai and Beijing from Oct 11 to 17 before leaving for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Before setting off for China, Amos spoke with China Daily and other Chinese media at the UN headquarters in New York on China's role and contribution to the world body's humanitarian assistance efforts.