Author:HouWenya
Editor:XiangTiange
“Women are creators of human civilization and drivers of social progress, and they have made extraordinary achievements in all fields ofendeavor.”
Amidthe overarching narrative of our shared future, President Xi Jinping has demon-strated a keen grasp of the dynamics shaping this era in the global advancement ofwomen,earnestly responding to the universal aspiration for building a bright shared future. On multiple international occasions, he has put forward sig-nificant initiativestothis end.
Guided byits global vision and the beliefin thriving together,China has been an active par-ticipant in the global advancement ofwomen.Through concrete results, it has honored its commitments to the international community,consistentlycontributing China'swisdom, solu-tion, and strength to building a world ofinclu-sive development.
China supports the United Nations in priori-tizing women's development and the central role ofthe United Nations.
China fulfills its obligations under interna-tional conventions such as the Convention on the Elimination ofAll Forms ofDiscrimination AgainstWomen, regularly submits national im-plementation reports, and actively participates in review processes to promote gender equality and women's development.
China advocates for enhancing the represen-tation of women within the United Nations system.
China steadfastly commits to leading and ad-vancing multilateral and regional agendas for women's development.
Since2012,China has hosted29women's conferences under frameworks includingAPEC,G20,BRICS,Shanghai CooperationOrganization(SCO), China-ASEAN, China-Africa, Chi-na-Arab States, China-Central Asia, and Lan-cang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC). Women's issues have been brought into the fold of the global governance framework.
A series of high-level women's forums and dialogues have been held, serving as a clear demonstration of China's leadership in foster-ing regional collaboration for women's ad-vancement.
A frameworkofsupport for women in devel-oping countries has been bolstered through tar-geted funding.
Since2015,China has donated $20millionto the United Nations Entity for Gender Equali-ty and the Empowerment ofWomen in support of confronting new challenges, including the gender digital divide.
In partnership with UNESCO, China has es-tablished the Prize for Girls' andWomen's Edu-cation, benefiting over6million girls across19countries.
Chinahas supported women's poverty reduc-tion and development in South-South coopera-tion. Through the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, China has car-ried out women-related projects worth over$40million across over20countries. Addition-ally,the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund has allocated12million yuan ($1.68mil-lion) to support women's development pro-
grams.
China has implemented100maternal and child health projects and100happy campus projects to improve women's living conditions and development environment.
Technology training empowers womeninde-veloping countries with marketable competen-cies.
Empowerment is the key to helping women in developing countries build skills and access broader prospects.
The Silk Road E-commerce has created em-ployment opportunities and pathways for wom-eninparticipating countries.
The digital technology enablement program for women has empowered women to master digital technology.
Chinahas hosted over100seminars cover-ing topics such as maternal and child health and sustainable development. An exchange and training base for global women's development cooperation has been established.
Through international cooperation invo-cational education, the Luban Workshopshave trained nearly6,000female students.
China has built a bridge of sharingexperience for women of all nations,facilitated by cooperative platformsand the exchange of development ex-pertise.
China has conducted friendly ex-changes with international women's or-ganizations and institutions throughmultiple channels andatalllevels.
China has conducted dialogueswith global female political leaders,spouses of heads of state, and femalegovernment ministers in high-level ex-changes.