APEC members on Saturday jointly called for effective multilateral cooperation as areas including trade and investment, environment, food security and energy security are facing challenges.

They made the remarks in the 2024 APEC Leaders' Machu Picchu Declaration released following the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru.

Unprecedented and rapid changes continue to shape the world today, it said, adding that in this regard, leaders of APEC economies have noted the significant changes affecting areas such as trade and investment, environment, food security and energy security.

"Effective multilateral cooperation is even more important in this context," it noted.

(Cover: The entrance to the press center for APEC 2024 in Lima, Peru, November 7, 2024. /CFP)