United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) China urged the international community Saturday to adopt more effective plans and take more robust actions to promote development.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the statement at the ongoing annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly, which opened at the UN headquarters in New York Wednesday, noting that next year is the deadline set for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Xinhua reported.

"The international community faces not only formidable challenges in poverty reduction, hunger elimination, health of women and children, and education, but also new challenges in the environment, climate change, and energy and resources security."

Wang stressed that the post-2015 development agenda will take over the historical mission. "The international community should, building on past progress and breaking new ground, adopt more effective plans and take more robust actions to advance the common development of mankind."