Global Leaders' Meeting on Women: Accelerating the New Process of Women's All-Round Development

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Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing, marking the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. President Xi emphasized the global community's shared responsibility in advancing women's causes and highlighted the need for concrete actions to accelerate women's all-round development. The meeting aimed to commemorate the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted three decades ago, which set the goal of "Action for Equality, Development, and Peace."

Key Takeaways:

  • President Xi proposed four key initiatives to foster an enabling environment for women's growth and development, including safeguarding world peace and protecting women and girls in regions struck by war, conflict, or disaster.
  • The Chinese government has made significant progress in promoting women's rights and interests, with nearly 1,600 laws enacted and more than 190 countries having made national action plans to improve women's well-being.
  • President Xi emphasized the need for continued efforts to address deep-rooted problems such as violence, discrimination, and the gender digital divide.
  • China has committed to donating an additional $10 million to UN Women, earmarking $100 million for development cooperation projects for women and girls, launching 1,000 "small and beautiful" livelihood programs, inviting 50,000 women for exchange and training programs, and establishing a Global Center for Women's Capacity Building.

Statistics:

  • 600 million women and girls are still mired in war and conflict globally.
  • 10% of women and girls are trapped in extreme poverty.
  • China has reduced maternal mortality ratio by nearly 80% since 1995.
  • Women in China make up more than 40% of the workforce, more than half of internet start-up founders, and more than 60% of all medalists in the past four Summer Olympic Games.

Sources:

  • Address by President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women
  • Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995)
  • UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • International Day for Dialogue Among Civilisations
  • UNESCO's Prize for Girls and Women's Education

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