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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), attended the award ceremony for the 2025 UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the award in Beijing on Friday.
Peng Liyuan, UNESCO Special Envoy for Girls' and Women's Education, joined O. Azoulay in presenting awards to representatives of the winning projects from Kenya and Lebanon.
Speaking at the event, Peng Liyuan noted that over the past decade, award winners from around the world and visionary leaders from various fields have helped girls and women adapt to social change and achieve personal growth through education.
The concept of empowering women through education has been widely recognized, enabling millions of girls and women to gain the confidence and ability to choose their own path in life and pursue their dreams, she said, adding that this is the significance of this award.
Noting that human society is entering the age of intelligence, Peng Liyuan emphasized the importance of paying more attention to scientific education, which allows people to acquire scientific knowledge, learn to apply new technologies, and enhance their innovative potential.
“We must strive to enable women to participate in the technological revolution and build fulfilling lives,” Peng Liyuan said.
The First Lady also stated that China has always attached great importance to the development of women's science education and looks forward to deepening cooperation with UNESCO and relevant parties to comprehensively strengthen capacity in this area and jointly improve the level of science education for women.
In her speech, O. Azoulay thanked the Chinese government for its consistent and invaluable support to UNESCO, praising Peng Liyuan's outstanding contribution to the advancement of girls' and women's education worldwide.
The head of UNESCO said the organization intends to continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China to promote more fruitful results in the field of education for girls and women around the world.
Before the awards ceremony, Peng Liyuan met with O. Azoulay, exchanging views on the development of education for girls and women worldwide. Following the meeting, they posed for a group photo with representatives of past winning projects and viewed a photo exhibition of projects awarded over the past decade since the award's inception.
The award ceremony was attended by approximately 300 people, including representatives of UN agencies in Beijing, diplomatic envoys of the respective countries accredited in China, Chinese and foreign teachers and students, and educational figures.
Since the China-UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education was jointly established in 2015, a total of 20 projects from 19 countries have been awarded the prize. –0–
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