United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and representatives of the UN Security Council members stand in a silent tribute to the Chinese earthquake victims, during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, May 20, 2008.

China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Wang Guangya (C Front) and representatives of the UN Security Council members stand in a silent tribute to the Chinese earthquake victims, during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, May 20, 2008.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) and representatives of the UN Security Council members stand in a silent tribute to the Chinese earthquake victims, during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, May 20, 2008.

(Xinhua News Agency May 21, 2008)