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Xi says women fighting COVID-19 at front line deserve admiration

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-10-01 21:27
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers an important statement at a high-level meeting held by the United Nations (UN) to mark the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women via video on Oct 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, female medical and epidemic control workers, researchers, community workers and volunteers over the world deserve people's admiration.

Xi made the remarks at a high-level meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.

There are some highlights of his speech

- In the ongoing fight against COVID-19, female medical and epidemic control workers, researchers, community workers and volunteers over the world deserve people's admiration.

- "We still have a long way to go and need to work really hard to build a world in which women are free from discrimination as well as a society of inclusive development," Xi said. 

- Two-thirds of over 40,000 health workers sent from across China to the hardest-hit Hubei Province at the height of the battle against COVID-19 were women.

- China has put in place a legal system comprising over 100 laws and regulations for fully protecting women's rights and interests.

-More than half of China's Internet start-up businesses were set up by women.

- President Xi proposed to place the protection of women's and girls' rights and interests high on the agenda of both public health and economic reopening.

- President Xi called for efforts to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on women at a high-level meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.

- President Xi said that in both containing COVID-19 and promoting post-COVID economic and social recovery, it is particularly important to address the special needs of women.

- President Xi stressed the need to pay special attention to the health, social and psychological needs and working environment of frontline women medical workers. "As we pursue post-COVID recovery, we may create new opportunities for women to participate in decision-making and be more involved in national, economic, cultural and social governance".

- President Xi proposed to create new opportunities for women to participate in decision-making and be more involved in national, economic, cultural and social governance.

- Protection of women's rights and interests must become the commitment at the national level, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.

- President Xi underlined ensuring that women advance at forefront of the times.

- President Xi suggested the UN Women expand its toolkit for promoting gender equality and improve the global roadmap for women's development.

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