Mme. Liu Hairong, Director of the Office of the National Working Committee on Women and Children under the State Council, Vice President and member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women's Federation led the Chinese Delegation to the Annual Session 2001 of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund from June 4 to 8 in New York. The Chinese Delegation made presentations under the agenda items related to the report of the Executive director on progress towards achieving the organizational priorities of the UNICEF medium-term plan, the report on UNICEF experience with sector-wide approaches and sector development programs and the report of the UN secretary-general on the review of the achievements in the implementation and results of the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children and Plan of Action for implementing the Declaration. In the presentations, the Chinese Delegation expressed its appreciation of UNICEF's work during the last year, its special effort on fund-raising and its initiative of sector-wide approaches to assist countries to formulate policies and make plans. As for the decrease of core resources, the Chinese Delegation appealed to developed countries to share more responsibilities.