From October 13th to 14th, the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women was held in Beijing. This marked China's hosting of another global conference on women after the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Three decades have passed, and what has changed are the opportunities and challenges facing women globally; what remains unchanged is the common pursuit of gender equality and the all-around development of women.

According to United Nations (UN) reports, more than 600 million women and girls worldwide remain mired in war and conflict; about 10% of women and girls are trapped in extreme poverty; the chronic maladies of violence and discrimination persist; and the gender digital divide is widening. China has not remained a mere spectator, but has adopted the "Spirit of Driving Nails" to break through these issues: China has won the largest critical battle against poverty in human history, with 690 million women entering a moderate prosperity in step; core indicators of maternal and child health rank among the top in middle- and upper-income countries; and women make up over 40% of the total workforce.

The cause of women has never been the concern of a single nation, but the common cause of all humankind. China is keenly aware of this and actively offers opportunities and safeguards for the global women's cause with its own development. China initiated the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations, partners with UNESCO to create the Prize for Girls' and Women's Education, carries out a series of "small-yet-smart" pro bono programs such as the "health projects for women and children", and actively promotes international women's exchanges and cooperation under frameworks such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. All these efforts indicate that China's engagement in global governance on women's affairs has been unprecedented.

At this meeting, China announced a series of new initiatives for the next five years: it will further contribute $10 million to UN Women, allocate $100 million for the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, invite 50,000 women to China for exchanges and training, and establish a "Global Women's Capacity Building Center." Through these concrete actions, China will transform the concept of "building a community with a shared future for mankind" into a vivid practice that promotes the development of women's causes worldwide.

从北京再出发，“她力量”照亮共同未来

10月13日至14日，全球妇女峰会在北京举行。这是继30年前北京世界妇女大会后，中国再次举办的全球性妇女盛会。30年光阴流转，变的是世界妇女事业面临的机遇与挑战，不变的是对全球性别平等和妇女全面发展的共同追求。

联合国有关报告显示，全球尚有超过6亿妇女和女童深陷战乱冲突，约10%的妇女和女童生活在极端贫困之中，暴力和歧视痼疾难消，性别数字鸿沟加大。中国没有做“旁观者”，而是以“钉钉子精神”破题：我们打赢了人类历史上最大规模的脱贫攻坚战，6.9亿妇女同步迈进小康，妇幼健康核心指标位居全球中高收入国家前列，全社会就业人员中女性占比超过四成……

妇女事业从来不是一国之事，而是人类共同的事业。中国深谙此理，并积极以自身发展为全球妇女事业提供机遇和保障。从发起设立文明对话国际日到同联合国教科文组织合作设立女童和妇女教育奖，从实施“妇幼健康工程”等一批“小而美”公益项目到在共建“一带一路”、上海合作组织等框架内积极推动国际妇女交流合作，中国参与妇女事业全球治理的深度前所未有。

此次峰会上，中国宣布未来5年将再向联合国妇女署捐款1000万美元、提供1亿美元全球发展和南南合作基金额度、邀请5万名妇女来华交流研修、设立“全球妇女能力建设中心”等，以实际行动将“构建人类命运共同体”的理念，转化为促进全球妇女事业发展的生动实践。

文丨记者 李妹妍
图丨全国妇联女性之声、新华社
译丨郑奕玲
英文审校丨王枥焓