Your current location:HOME >politics >Shen Addresses International Forum 'Ensuring Children's Rights to a Healthy Environment' 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 09:12:23 Source: Internet compilationEdit:politics
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom
At the invitation of Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, Uzbekistan's First Lady, Shen Yueyue, Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), attended and delivered a speech virtually to the International Forum "Ensuring Children's Rights to a Healthy Environment," which was held on November 17, 2022. The forum was cohosted by the Zamin International Public Foundation and UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Office in Uzbekistan. The purpose of the forum, dedicated to World Children's Day (November 20), was to advocate for the protection of children's right to live in a healthy environment.
Shen said the success of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) drew a magnificent blueprint for building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects, and for advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization. Shen quoted several points that Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, addressed in the report to the 20th CPC National Congress. Those points included: "Improving the people's wellbeing and raising quality of life;" "We will remain committed to the fundamental national policy of gender equality and protect the lawful rights and interests of women and children;" "Developing education that meets the people's expectations;" and, "Foster a new generation of young people to shoulder the mission of realizing national rejuvenation." Shen said those points fully revealed the great importance attached by the CPC to women and children's cause, and they have firmly safeguarded children's healthy growth and all-round development.
Shen noted both the CPC and Chinese Government always adhere to the child-priority principle, and have made great efforts to build an enabling environment for children to reach development in all respects. During the first decade of the new era, in particular, with Chinese President Xi's emphasis and leadership, the development of Chinese children achieved historic progress; the system of laws and policies on the protection of children's rights were improved; the work mechanism for all segments of society to love and care for children was perfected; and, children in China began to live in a healthier and better social environment, Shen explained.
Shen stressed all humans form a community with a shared future, and the international community must work together to eliminate negative impacts from the environment, so all children can achieve healthy development, enjoy a happy childhood and live under the sunlight. Shen expressed a willingness to work with all countries, including Uzbekistan, to implement the child-priority principle, establish and perfect a mechanism to advance child-priority development, and to continuously strengthen the awareness of protecting children's rights.
Importance should be attached to the natural and residential environment's impact on children, Shen added, child-friendly cities and communities need to be constructed more quickly to improve children's living and social environment. Shen also mentioned the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the practice of child-development-related Sustainable Development Goals to promote children's development worldwide.
Other distinguished speakers who addressed the forum's opening ceremony included: Mirziyoyeva; Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme; Otani Mikiko, Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; and Helga Schmid, Secretary General for the European External Action Service. More than 200 representatives from Asian and European countries, UN agencies, regional organizations and international foundations attended, either online or in person.
World Children's Day is celebrated annually on November 20 to promote international togetherness and awareness of protecting children's rights and improving children's welfare and education.
(Women of China English Monthly)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Kristin Cavallari, 37, ignores critics of her age2024-05-21 08:57
The Rockies have placed Kris Bryant on 102024-05-21 07:53
Austrian team Salzburg heading to the Club World Cup after Arsenal eliminated from Champions League2024-05-21 07:49
Vinícius Junior injured in Real Madrid's Champions League quarterfinals match against Man City2024-05-21 07:45
Saudi Arabia is going to sponsor the WTA women's tennis rankings under a new partnership2024-05-21 07:33
United Airlines, Eli Lilly rise; JB Hunt, Travelers fall, Wednesday, 4/17/20242024-05-21 07:24
Former Michigan center Tarris Reed Jr. announces he is transferring to UConn2024-05-21 07:13
Inside Emma Roberts' $3.6M 'grown2024-05-21 07:12
Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed2024-05-21 06:47
NFL draft: Top defensive players on the board2024-05-21 06:31
Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy2024-05-21 08:52
Alabama lawmakers reject bill to require release of police body camera video2024-05-21 08:43
Does China import zero soybeans from Paraguay? — Radio Free Asia2024-05-21 08:19
Rita Ora sets temperatures soaring as she rocks a stylish all2024-05-21 08:19
Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says2024-05-21 08:01
Ethnic Mon groups announce anti2024-05-21 07:47
Free Cone Day is back at Ben & Jerry's2024-05-21 07:44
Ozuna homers, Arcia's RBI in 10th lifts Braves to 52024-05-21 07:12
Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry2024-05-21 06:42
Regulators pleased Union Pacific is using fewer temporary shipping limits2024-05-21 06:29