The United Nations (UN) will hold the Sustainable Development Summit at the UN headquarters in New York from Friday to Sunday, ahead of the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders that begins on Monday.
World leaders on Friday adopted a sustainable development agenda which outlines 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for global development over the next 15 years.
The ambitious plan will serve as the launch pad for action to promote shared prosperity and well-being for all over the next 15 years.
As leaders from almost 200 nations gather for the annual general assembly at the United Nations, the world body created 70 years ago, quieter moments are documented at the famed 18-acre headquarters on Manhattan's East Side.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he "most warmly" welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to a UN summit on sustainable development and to the annual General Assembly high-level debate later this month.
UN Women chief Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka applauded the progress China has made in women empowerment, especially in the areas of education and health.
The Information Office of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, on Tuesday issued a white paper on Gender Equality and Women's Development in China. Following is the full text:
In the last 20 years, Chinese women have made "remarkable progress" in economic, political and social participation, but "are basically flat" when it comes to making progress with men in education, health and social security, an official with China's largest women's public welfare organization told a summit meeting on women at the United Nations on Tuesday.
In the last 20 years, Chinese women have made "remarkable progress" in economic, political and social participation, but " are basically flat" when it comes to making progress with men in education, health and social security, an official with China's largest women's public welfare organization told a summit meeting on women at the United Nations on Tuesday.
The United Nations is very pleased that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit its New York headquarters, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.
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