Current location:travel >>
Shen Addresses International Forum 'Ensuring Children's Rights to a Healthy Environment'
travel1681People have gathered around
IntroductionContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
Shen Addresses International Forum 'Ensuring Children's Rights to a Healthy Environment'
ByYe Shan November 22, 2022
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.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- People Enjoy Blooming Tulips in Jinan, East...
- Flowers Bloom Across China in Spring
Special Coverage
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Quest news portal”。http://cambodia.soorot.com/news-36b199878.html
Related articles
Brazil replaces injured goalkeeper Ederson in Copa America squad
travelRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Dorival Júnior has replaced injured goalkeeper Ederson with Sao P ...
【travel】
Read moreColumbia cancels in
travelColumbia University canceled in-person classes on Monday and new demonstrations broke out on other U ...
【travel】
Read moreTaylor Swift's Fortnight music video reunites Dead Poets Society stars Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles
travelTaylor Swift dropped the debut music video from her new album The Tortured Poets Department with a f ...
【travel】
Read more
Popular articles
- Children are evacuated from school 'during an exam' after threat made via email
- Cruz Beckham's VERY sweet tribute to mum Victoria at her star
- A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike
- Harmonious picture of human and nature in China's coastal city Xiamen
- A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
- Australian leader criticizes X for failing to remove church violence content
Latest articles
Yu Darvish extends scoreless innings streak to 25 in Padres' 9
China to launch new round of joint int'l giant panda conservation cooperation efforts
Alcaraz and Nadal continue recovery from injuries at Madrid Open while Djokovic skips tournament
Biden calls Trump unfit to lead the military and is off on details of uncle's death
Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form
Nearly 80 die in 3 weeks at Myanmar refugee camps: aid workers — Radio Free Asia
LINKS
- Energy cooperation empowers Belt and Road
- Chinese companies shine at MWC
- Fresh priorities define 'future industries'
- China needs to ramp up Ro
- Baidu reports better
- Number of round
- IT helps legislators perform tasks better
- World's largest metamorphic rock oilfield found in China's Bohai Sea
- At Asia events, C919, ARJ21 go global
- Baidu reports better