{"id":123041,"date":"2025-10-14T07:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/xi-commits-usd10mn-to-un-women-as-china-moves-to-advance-equality\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:09:06","slug":"xi-commits-usd10mn-to-un-women-as-china-moves-to-advance-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/xi-commits-usd10mn-to-un-women-as-china-moves-to-advance-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Xi commits USD10mn to UN Women as China moves to advance equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING, China, Oct 14 \u2014 President Xi Jinping announced on Monday a slew of measures, including China\u2019s donation of an additional $10 million to UN Women over the next five years, to support the global women\u2019s cause, as leaders and representatives from across the world gathered in Beijing to renew their collective pledge to promote women\u2019s development.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Addressing the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders\u2019 Meeting on Women, Xi said that China will earmark a quota of $100 million in China\u2019s Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund for implementing development cooperation projects for women and girls in collaboration with international organizations.<\/p>\n

In addition, China will launch 1,000 \u201csmall and beautiful\u201d livelihood programs with Chinese assistance that take women and girls as priority beneficiaries, he said.<\/p>\n

China hosted the two-day meeting to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, which adopted the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a milestone document in promoting gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n

Over the past three decades, guided by the spirit of the Beijing World Conference on Women, the cause of women has been thriving around the world, with equality between men and women now a universal consensus of the international community.<\/p>\n

President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with the heads of foreign delegations and their spouses attending the Global Leaders\u2019 Meeting on Women in Beijing on Monday.\u00a0FENG YONGBIN\/CHINA DAILY<\/p>\n

Complex challenges <\/h2>\n

However, women\u2019s all-round development still faces complex challenges such as war and conflict and extreme poverty, as well as violence and discrimination.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking ahead, we should rededicate ourselves to the purpose of the Beijing World Conference on Women,\u201d Xi said, as he outlined a four-point proposal aimed at building greater consensus, broadening the paths forward, and taking more concrete actions to accelerate women\u2019s all-round development.<\/p>\n

He called for joint efforts to foster an enabling environment for women\u2019s growth, stressing that such development can only be achieved under the prerequisite of peace and tranquility.<\/p>\n

Citing statistics, Xi said that more than 600 million women and girls worldwide are still mired in war and conflict, while around 10 percent live in extreme poverty. \u201cWe need to enhance the protection of women and girls in regions struck by war, conflict, poverty or natural disaster, and support the vital role of women in preventing conflict and rebuilding their homes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Xi also called for efforts to address global imbalances in women\u2019s development so that all women can share the benefits of economic globalization.<\/p>\n

\u201cModernization of the world should involve and benefit women,\u201d he said, highlighting the importance of promoting high-quality development for women through scientific and technological innovation.<\/p>\n

President Xi Jinping (center), his wife Peng Liyuan (left), President of Iceland Halla Tomasdottir (right) and others walk into the China National Convention Center in Beijing on Monday for the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders\u2019 Meeting on Women.\u00a0LIU WEIBING\/XINHUA<\/p>\n

Protecting women rights <\/h2>\n

He further proposed jointly establishing a governance pattern to protect women\u2019s rights and interests and writing a new chapter in promoting global women\u2019s cooperation.<\/p>\n

China will set up a center dedicated to promoting global women\u2019s capacity-building, through which it will work with relevant countries and international organizations to cultivate more outstanding female professionals, Xi announced.<\/p>\n

Participants from various countries and international organizations welcomed the measures and proposals put forward by China, saying that the meeting comes at a pivotal moment and is expected to serve as a new turning point for advancing gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment worldwide.<\/p>\n

Icelandic President Halla Tomasdottir lauded China\u2019s achievements in lifting millions out of poverty and advancing gender equality and green energy, saying they demonstrate that \u201cchange is possible\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a world marked by uncertainty, conflict and accelerating climate breakdown, Tomasdottir said it is necessary to draw strength from the legacy of the Beijing World Conference on Women. \u201cGender balance is not a luxury, but the foundation for peace, the driver of innovation and the key to a livable world,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Participants have a chat on Monday before the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders\u2019 Meeting on Women at the China National Convention Center in Beijing.\u00a0FENG YONGBIN\/CHINA DAILY<\/p>\n

Commitment to gender equity <\/h2>\n

Monica Mutsvangwa, Zimbabwe\u2019s minister of women affairs, community, small and medium enterprises development, said Xi\u2019s participation in the meeting underscored his firm commitment to promoting gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI come to China every year. China is not leaving anyone or any place behind in its development, and that is something we all admire,\u201d she said, adding that Zimbabwe hopes to learn from China\u2019s experience in supporting women in small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n

Roland Reiland, Luxembourg\u2019s ambassador to China, described the measures announced by Xi as \u201cvery important\u201d and expressed hope that other countries would follow suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have a long way to go in advancing the cause of women and ensuring their fulfillment of rights,\u201d Reiland said, emphasizing the need to step up efforts to achieve one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.<\/p>\n

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