President Xi Jinping Emphasizes Importance of Promoting Women's Causes at Global Women's Summit

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President Xi Jinping stressed the significance of advancing the cause of women and achieving gender equality, highlighting the importance of creating a favorable environment for women's growth and development, fostering strong momentum for the high-quality development of women's causes, building a governance framework that protects women's rights, and promoting global women's cooperation.

Key Takeaways:

  • President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the Global Women's Summit at the China National Convention Center in Beijing and delivered a keynote speech, emphasizing the importance of promoting the development of women's causes and achieving gender equality.
  • Xi Jinping put forward four suggestions to accelerate the new process of comprehensive women's development, including creating a favorable environment for women's growth and development, fostering strong momentum for the high-quality development of women's causes, building a governance framework that protects women's rights, and promoting global women's cooperation.
  • China will donate an additional $10 million to UN Women, provide a $100 million global development and South-South Cooperation Fund to collaborate with international organizations on projects promoting the development of women and girls, and establish a "Global Women's Capacity Building Center" to cultivate more outstanding female talents.
  • Xi Jinping emphasized that China is committed to promoting international women's exchange and cooperation, and will work with all parties to inherit and carry forward the spirit of the Beijing World Conference on Women, move towards the goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
  • The summit was attended by international leaders, including President Thomasdottir of Iceland, President Burton of Dominica, and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed, who praised President Xi Jinping's speech and welcomed China's initiatives and measures.
  • The international community was urged to take the summit as a new starting point, strengthen unity, deepen cooperation, and learn from each other to promote the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and advance the cause of women worldwide.

Statistics:

  • China will donate an additional $10 million to UN Women.
  • China will provide a $100 million global development and South-South Cooperation Fund to collaborate with international organizations on projects promoting the development of women and girls.
  • China will establish a "Global Women's Capacity Building Center" to cultivate more outstanding female talents.
  • 50,000 women will be invited to China for exchanges and training.
  • 1,000 "small but beautiful" projects will be supported in the areas of livelihood development.

Sources:

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
  • Contify.com