Peng Liyuan attends UNESCO award ceremony for girls’, women’s education-Xinhua

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, also a United Nations Instructional, Scientific and Cultural Business (UNESCO) distinctive envoy for the improvement of girls’ and women’s education, and Audrey Azoulay, director-typical of UNESCO, existing awards to the award-winning representatives of China Youngsters and Teenagers’ Fund (CCTF) and Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education and learning (Web site) at the award ceremony of the UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education 2023 in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 28, 2023. Peng Liyuan and Audrey Azoulay attended and resolved the award ceremony in Beijing on Thursday. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, spouse of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Academic, Scientific and Cultural Corporation (UNESCO), attended the award ceremony of the UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Instruction 2023 in Beijing on Thursday.

Peng, also a UNESCO specific envoy for the improvement of girls’ and women’s education and learning, and Azoulay to start with offered awards to the award-winning reps of China Young children and Teenagers’ Fund (CCTF) and Pakistan Alliance for Women Instruction (Website page).

Delivering a speech, Peng mentioned China’s near cooperation with UNESCO, in particular the establishment of the prize for girls’ and women’s training, has established an instance, furnished precious practical experience and performed an exemplary function in the growth of girls’ and women’s education and learning close to the world.

Noting that girls’ and women’s training faces new circumstances, specifications and challenges in present-day environment, Peng termed on all parties to additional boost their input and guidance, actively produce overall health schooling, digital education and science instruction for women, and support much more girls enhance their health, increase their capacity to innovate and start off companies.

“It is hoped that a lot more men and women will join the induce of girls’ and women’s training and aid them modify their destiny and recognize their lifestyle value by education and learning,” Peng reported.

She stated China attaches wonderful relevance to making certain women’s equal ideal to education, and stands completely ready to function with all events to promote global exchanges and cooperation to market the substantial-top quality advancement of girls’ and women’s instruction around the world.

Azoulay thanked the Chinese federal government for its strong support for UNESCO and Professor Peng for her outstanding contribution to the advertising of girls’ and women’s instruction worldwide.

Azoulay explained UNESCO is prepared to continue to fortify cooperation with China to advertise further more advancement of girls’ and women’s training in the environment.

The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Instruction is the organization’s only award endorsing girls’ and women’s schooling. This year’s prizes are awarded to CCTF for its Spring Bud Undertaking and Site for its STAR School application.

The award ceremony was attended by about 300 folks, together with reps of UN companies in Beijing, diplomatic envoys of applicable international locations, lecturers and learners from Chinese educational facilities, and ladies reps.

In advance of the ceremony, Peng satisfied with Azoulay. They exchanged sights on advertising the improvement of girls’ and women’s instruction worldwide. ■

Peng Liyuan, spouse of Chinese President Xi Jinping, also a United Nations Academic, Scientific and Cultural Firm (UNESCO) unique envoy for the progression of girls’ and women’s instruction, delivers a speech at the award ceremony of the UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Schooling 2023 in Beijing, money of China, Sept. 28, 2023. Peng Liyuan and Audrey Azoulay, director-standard of UNESCO, attended and tackled the award ceremony in Beijing on Thursday. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, also a United Nations Instructional, Scientific and Cultural Group (UNESCO) exclusive envoy for the development of girls’ and women’s instruction, satisfies with Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO, prior to the award ceremony of the UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Schooling 2023 in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 28, 2023. Peng Liyuan and Audrey Azoulay attended and resolved the award ceremony in Beijing on Thursday. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)