Joint efforts for gender equality stressed
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Joint efforts for gender equality stressed

China Daily  

Chinese astronaut Liu Yang delivers remarks via video link at a panel discussion held during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. LIAN YI/XINHUA Beijing said it will take the opportunity of the 30th anniversary of two landmark documents on women's causes to work with the international community to inject new driving forces in this area. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian made the remarks on Wednesday after a panel discussion themed on commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was held at the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The panel discussion in commemoration was held in Geneva on Monday, according to a resolution submitted by China and other countries, Lin said at a regular news conference, adding that Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut in space, delivered a keynote speech via video link.

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Beijing foundation chief leads delegation to UN conference on women
5 days, 11 hours ago

Beijing foundation chief leads delegation to UN conference on women

China Daily  

The 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women was held at the organization's New York headquarters from March 10 to Friday. She shared the foundation's experiences in youth health education, gender equality and women's empowerment, showcasing the responsibility and commitment of Chinese social organizations in advancing global women's development. The session also explored topics such …

Joint efforts for gender equality stressed
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Joint efforts for gender equality stressed

China Daily  

Chinese astronaut Liu Yang delivers remarks via video link at a panel discussion held during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. LIAN YI/XINHUA Beijing said it will take the opportunity of the 30th anniversary of two landmark documents on women's causes to work with the international community to inject new driving forces …

Conference marks 25 years since key event
4 years, 3 months ago

Conference marks 25 years since key event

China Daily  

Participants at the Second Global Conference on Women's Development held in Beijing on Nov 27. To celebrate and review the achievements of the past 25 years and explore effective ways to promote gender equality, the Second Global Conference on Women's Development was held in Beijing on Nov 27 under the theme "review, reflection and prospect－the 25th anniversary of the 1995 …

Conference marks 25 years since key event
4 years, 3 months ago

Conference marks 25 years since key event

China Daily  

Participants at the Second Global Conference on Women's Development held in Beijing on Nov 27. To celebrate and review the achievements of the past 25 years and explore effective ways to promote gender equality, the Second Global Conference on Women's Development was held in Beijing on Nov 27 under the theme "review, reflection and prospect－the 25th anniversary of the 1995 …

习近平在联合国大会纪念北京世界妇女大会25周年高级别会议上的讲话（双语全文）
4 years, 5 months ago

习近平在联合国大会纪念北京世界妇女大会25周年高级别会议上的讲话（双语全文）

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2020年10月1日，国家主席习近平在联合国大会纪念北京世界妇女大会25周年高级别会议上通过视频发表重要讲话。 以下是讲话双语全文： 在联合国大会纪念北京世界妇女大会25周年高级别会议上的讲话 Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At the High-level Meeting on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of The Fourth World Conference on Women （2020年10月1日，北京） 中华人民共和国主席 习近平 Beijing, 1 October 2020 主席先生， 各位同事： Mr. President, Colleagues, 在联合国成立75周年之际，我们纪念北京世界妇女大会召开25周年，促进性别平等，推动全球妇女事业发展。我对此感到高兴，预祝本次高级别会议取得圆满成功。 On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, we gather to …

25 years after UN women's meeting, equality remains distant
4 years, 5 months ago

25 years after UN women's meeting, equality remains distant

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Unless we act now," he said, "gender equality could be set back by decades.” Ahead of …

China making progress on gender equality, women's rights
8 years, 5 months ago

China making progress on gender equality, women's rights

China Daily  

Oct 11 marks the fifth International Day of the Girl Child. China will work together with the international community to continue to promote gender equality, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday, the fifth International Day of the Girl Child. China made great progress in promoting gender equality and women's rights in the period of the 12th Five-Year Plan, reducing …

China wants more co-op with US in gender equality
13 years ago

China wants more co-op with US in gender equality

China Daily  

China wants more co-op with US in gender equality Updated: 2012-02-28 13:21 UNITED NATIONS - China called for more cooperation with the United States in gender equality, green development and well-being of women, an official of China's biggest women's organization said here on Monday. Meng said people from China and the United States have a common aspiration for gender equality, …

Equality for women still far behind
15 years ago

Equality for women still far behind

China Daily  

Li Xing Equality for women still far behind By Li Xing Updated: 2010-03-04 06:42 "Equal rights, equal opportunities, progress for all" is the theme for the celebration of International Women's Day at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday. Fifteen years ago in Beijing, at the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women, I witnessed and reported on the …

More 'needs to be done' for equality
16 years, 1 month ago

More 'needs to be done' for equality

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 As one of the women who has reached the highest levels of leadership, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is very familiar with the issues and challenges facing women in the world today. "I know, too, that in no society, certainly including my own, are women treated equally yet," said Clinton, 61, on the last day of her …

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