Peng Liyuan lauds Unesco for awards on women’s education

BEIJING: The 2022 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education award ceremony was held on Tuesday in Paris, France.

Peng Liyuan (pic), wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Unesco special envoy for the advancement of girls’ and women’s education, sent a congratulatory message to the award ceremony.

Peng ex- tended sincere congratulations on the ceremony, and best wishes to the award-winning organisations from Cambodia and Tanzania.

Peng said that girls’ and women’s education is not only related to women’s own development, but also an important aspect of promoting sustainable development of the human society.

The recently-held United Nations Transforming Education Summit highlighted the important role of education in promoting gender equality, and called for the empowerment of women through educational transformation, she said, adding that China has always attached great importance to girls’ and women’s education, and that women’s ability to participate in economic and social development and related contribution have been continuously improved.

Peng said she would like to work with all parties to gather strength with love, convey confidence with persistence, and jointly promote the development of girls’ and women’s education in a more fair, inclusive and quality direction. — Xinhua